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First African-American Women to Join US Navy

Before the Civil Rights and Feminist movements of the 1960s were more than a sparkle in anyone’s eye, Harriet Pickens and Frances Wills joined the US Navy. Until that moment, Black women were not legally allowed to serve in the Navy. Women, in general, weren’t technically able to enlist until 1942, when the US Navy established the WAVES program – Women Accepted…