A “yeomanette” was a female yeoman. Yeomen are responsible for administrative tasks in the US Navy.
" I've been in frigid Greenland and in sunny Tennessee, I've been in noisy London and in wicked, gay Paree, I've seen the Latin Quarter, with its models, wines, and tights, I've hobnobbed oft with Broadway stars who outshone Broadway lights; But North or South or East or West, the girls that I have met Could never hold a candle to a Newport yeomanette.
–“Marching song,” Newport Recruit, 1918 This passage is a short poem written by a yeomanette.
What does it suggest about women and the US Navy during the war? Check all that apply.
- Women in the navy could explore the world.
-Women were discouraged from signing up.
-Women were stationed only in Newport.
-Yeomanettes were held in high esteem.
-Yeomanettes made few contributions.
