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| Title | Female yeomen in front of building at the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, 1917-1918 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1917-1918 |
| Caption | Women were recruited into the Naval Reserve Force in the World War I era to meet severe clerical shortages at shore stations. Since the Naval Reserve Act of 1916 did not specify gender as a condition for service, in March 1917 Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels approved the enrollment of female yeomen in the Naval Reserves. The Yeomen (F), popularly known as "Yeomanettes, " primarily served in secretarial and clerical positions, though some were translators, draftsmen, fingerprint experts, ship camouflage designers and recruiting agents. Nearly six hundred Yeomen (F) were on duty by the end of April 1917; this number increased to over eleven thousand by December 1918.
This photograph depicts a group of female yeomen at the Naval Training Station on the University of Washington campus, wearing their standard uniform of a "Norfolk" style jacket and matching skirt, white shirt with Navy neckerchief, and wide-brimmed, flat-crowned hat with a ribbon reading "U.S. Navy" or "U.S. Naval Reserve". |
| Notes | Caption information source: U.S. Navy Naval Historical Center website at http://www.history.navy.mil/ |
| Subjects | Military uniforms—American—1910-1920; United States. Naval Training Station (University of Washington) ; Yeomen (F); Women military cadets—Washington (State)—Seattle ; Women—Military service—1910-1920 |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1993.35.1.27 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | U.S. Naval Training Station at University of Washington photograph albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | U.S. Naval Training Station at University of Washington photograph albums |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print; b&w; 7 x 9 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 66256 |
