Crossed Currents: Navy Women from Wwi to Tailhook

by Jean Ebbert

Book cover for Crossed Currents: Navy Women from Wwi to Tailhook

From 1917, when Yeoman Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first US servicewoman who was not a nurse, to the infamous Tailhook scandal of today, women have struggled for acceptance within the US Navy. Ebbert and Hall have written a comprehensive and inspiring history that suggests Tailhook was a scandal to be expected. 26 photos.

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