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Older admirals would likely have favored dogs or ducks or monkeys over women if the Navy could have viably utilized them
Despite the strong opposition from several admirals who openly expressed their preference for “dogs or ducks or monkeys” over women in the military, President Roosevelt signed a bill allowing all three branches to enlist women. In the early months of 1942, the Navy, initially hesitant, found itself compelled to explore unconventional sources of personnel. This…
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The Government’s Subcommittee on Nursing
Source: Haupt, Alma C. “The Government”™s Subcommittee on Nursing.” The American Journal of Nursing, Aug. 1942, pp. 899”“903. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3416083?origin=JSTOR-pdf
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‘Lonley Women’ Changes Broadcast Time on KWKH
NBC Radio premieree the daytime serial “Lonely Women” on June 15, 1942which focuses on the lives of women separated from their men who are serving in the war. Initially an all-woman affair, the show wassoon expanded to include men. Source:”‚“”˜Lonley Women”™ Changes Broadcast Time on KWKH.” The Times, 23 Aug. 1942, p. 16. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/137136174/
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Doubling Our Efforts
Source: Cutler, Elliott C. “Doubling Our Efforts.” The American Journal of Nursing, Sept. 1942, p. 993. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3415600?origin=JSTOR-pdf
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Hawaii Woman Typifies Courage, Sprit of American War Mother
Source: “Hawaii Woman Typifies Courage, Sprit of American War Mother.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 13 Sept. 1942, pp. 1”“20. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser/125252748/