americasnavy:The first women to serve in the U.S. Navy were nurses, beginning with the “Sacred
americasnavy:The first women to serve in the U.S. Navy were nurses, beginning with the “Sacred Twenty” appointed after Congress established the Navy Nurse Corps on May 13, 1908. Today, women serve in every rank from seaman recruit to admiral and in every job from aviator to diver. #WomensHistoryMonth -- source link