World War I marked the first war in which American women were allowed to enlist in the armed forces. While thousands of women did join branches of the army in an official capacity, receiving veterans status and benefits after the war's close, the majority of female involvement was done through voluntary organizations of the war effort or through becoming a nurse for the military.[1][2] Additionally, women made an impact on the war indirectly by filling the workforce, becoming employed in the jobs left behind by male soldiers.
- ^ Clyde Clarke, Ida (1918). American Women and the World War. New York: D. Appleton and Company. ISBN 978-1116998153.
- ^ National Museum of American History (2018). "Women in World War I". National Museum of American History. Retrieved April 23, 2019.