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Women: Enlist Now!!!!​ Help fight to save your country!!

300 women were sworn into the United States Army. They did this in response to General Pershing's need for bilingual long-distance operator to run the switchboards. This was needed for communication between the soldiers in fighting to their generals.Also, the women in fighting were treated the ame as the men in the war. They had the same mailing systems and hospitals and wore the same uniforms.



Sisters Geneveive and Lucille Baker were the first uniformed women in the Coast Gaurd. They and their other Marine and Navy soldiers along with the Coast Gaurd Yeomanettes were mustered out at the end of the war.

Geneveive: Mornin' Lucille! I've got a crazy idea!! Lucille: What is it this time?

Geneveive: Well you know how there is that world war going on? Lucille: Yeah.

Geneveive: I was thinking that maybe we should enlist. It would be great. Lucille: I dont think so, Geneveive.Why did you think of that?

Geneveive: Well because, we would be treated the same as the men and we would be wearin' the same unifoms as them. Why not? Lucille: Well I dont really want to fight on the ground. Could we join the Airforce?

Geneveive: Are you serious? You wanna join the Airforce? I was thinking more along the lines of the Coast Gaurd!! Lucille: Oh I see. Well I suppose that would be good. Do you wanna go now?

Geneveive: Go where? Lucille: Well to enlist, of course!

Geneveive: Are you sure Lucille, you dont have to do this. I can go myself. Lucille: We are twins we do everything together. And since our husbands went off to war, what am I going to do, sit around and knit? I dont think so. Im in!!!


 * A few hours later, when they arrived at the enlisting office.........**

Geneveive: Howdy sir! We'd like to enlist in the U.S. Coast Gaurd!!! Man: You ladies wanna join this fight?? Thats the silliest thing i've ever heard! Women can't fight in the war. Lucille: Well why not? Who are you to say we can't? We can do anything those men can do.

Man: Why don't you ladies sign up to be bilingual operators who run the switchboards. Lucille: Well what do they do? Geneveive: Lucille dont get dragged into him. He just doesn't beleive that we can fight.

Man: Well little lady, what i was saying before i was so rudely interupted. Is that these women can speak French and English. This is needed so that the generals could communicate with their soldiers fighting in the trenches. This is in reaction to General Pershing's emergency call.

Geneveive: Blah blah blah! We want to enlist in the Coast Guard!!! Lucille: Yeah. We dont want to do no switchboard work. We wanna fight.

Man: Well no women have ever joined the Coast Gaurd and I get to say I argued with the first unifomed women. Geneveive: Yeah well im glad we could give you the privelge. Now get us the papers and let us take the tests. We are ready!!! Lucille:Im so excited! Wow Geneveive this has been your best idea yet!!

Man: Welcome to the Coast Gaurd ladies! (he said as he handed a stack of papers their way)


 * The part of the skit where it says that their husbands went off to war, that is made up. It is by no means a fact.*



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