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Ruth (Woodworth) Creveling, US Navy Yeoman (F), 1917-1920
Eighteen-year-old Ruth (Woodworth) Creveling joined the Navy Reserve on March 30, 1917, the same month the Navy opened enlistment to women for the first time. She went on active duty as a Yeoman (F) -- the "F" denoted "female" -- and received the same pay as a man. She used the Navy's official protocols for correspondence in her clerical work, excelled at typing and stenography, and was promoted to the highest rate available to Yeomen (F). |