The Deans' Bible. Angie Klink
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Название: The Deans' Bible
Автор: Angie Klink
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Историческая литература
Серия: The founders series
isbn: 9781612493268
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The yeomanettes primarily served in secretarial and clerical positions, though some were translators, draftswomen, fingerprint experts, ship camouflage designers, and recruiting agents. The majority were assigned duties at naval installations in the United States, frequently near their homes, processing the great volume of paperwork generated by the war effort.
The yeomanettes wore wide-brimmed flattop hats with a band of ribbon imprinted with “U.S. Navy,” white gloves, white blouses with navy blue neckties, blazers, and ankle-length skirts. The insignia for a yeomanette is a pair of crossed quills, symbolizing her clerical duties.
When Bev enlisted in the WAVES, her mother was supportive. Her father was opposed until he warmed to the idea and ended up rooting for his daughter. Bev said, “After I was in, my father was sure I was the one who had won the war.”
Decades later, Bev spoke of her commissioning: “In September 1943, I entered Midshipman Training School at Smith College and was commissioned in November. I still remember Mildred McAfee’s address when our class was commissioned, in which she said she did not worry about women officers performing well when the going was rough—but in wartime, when of necessity there would be occasions when there would be over-staffing—she was concerned about how we would handle responsibility when the going was dull.”
While Bev was enlisting in the navy to become a WAVE, at Purdue University Dorothy Stratton was answering her own call to create a newly spawned women’s reserve for the United States Coast Guard. Helen Schleman would follow Dorothy into the uncharted territory of women serving in World War II. And Mildred McAfee would be the common thread that would braid the lives of Bev, Dorothy, and Helen.
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