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Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less.
Myra Pollack SadkerProfessor, Author, Researcher, and Activist
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Prior to World War I, if a woman wanted to join the military, she would have to join as a nurse or disguise her sex. Some historians estimate that hundreds of women served in the Civil War dressed as men. World War I was the turning point for women wishing to enter the military.
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