Keywords: military history militaryhistory american history americanhistory uniforms smithsonian probably public domain probablypublicdomain indoor SI Neg. 2000-3034. Date: 2000...The US army authorized this uniform for women surgeons hired during World War I to work as contract surgeons. In the war, uniforms were worn by thousands of women volunteers in support activities, some authorized by the War Department, others sanctioned by the military. Examples of many of the uniforms worn by women war workers are in the Military and Diplomatic History Collections at the National Museum of American History. ..Credit: Richard Strauss (Smithsonian Institution) SI Neg. 2000-3034. Date: 2000...The US army authorized this uniform for women surgeons hired during World War I to work as contract surgeons. In the war, uniforms were worn by thousands of women volunteers in support activities, some authorized by the War Department, others sanctioned by the military. Examples of many of the uniforms worn by women war workers are in the Military and Diplomatic History Collections at the National Museum of American History. ..Credit: Richard Strauss (Smithsonian Institution) |