During the first World War, American women served new roles. American women, of course, filled in for their husbands, and other men on the home front. The women took over the jobs that had previously only been held by men. This caused them to be more active in the community, and also pressed the issue of womens' suffrage more than before.
Women, however, did not just step up and fill in the gaps. Loretta Perfectus Walsh served as the first woman allowed to serve (as a woman) in the United States Armed Forces. She served in the war, not as a nurse, but as an member of the active duty servicemen (and women). This opened many doors for women, as along with this, they received the same benefits as men, and identical pay.
World War I seemed to place women on the same level as men, and it was clear that they never wished to return to that sub-level that they had been on for so long previous to this.
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