Group+2+Women

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World War One

Scene: A mother and a daughter where having coffee eating bagels looking at books about ww1.

Carrie: I will never forget the lifestyle and jobs that I had back then. Nicolette: What were the jobs and lifestyle like back then. Carrie: Well most ladies were nurses and I was one of three who received the distinguished cross the Nation second highest military honor. Nicolette: That is cool was it hard to receive that award? Carrie: Well actually it was hard, the medal could be received by any one who distinguished him or her self by extraordinary heroism that is connected to military operations against the enemy. Nicolette: That sounds really tough to get. Nicolette: Where their any other medals that the ladies could receive. Carrie: Yes, they could receive the French Croix de Guerre award. Only 20 ladies received that medal. Nicolette: Did you receive that medal to along with the distinguished cross. Carrie: No I didn't but Dylan my sister did and she was happy even though she didn’t get the other medal the higher one. Nicolette: What other great things did women do? Carrie: Well women served their country before they could even vote. Nicolette: Really I didn’t know that. It is interesting. Where did they put all the wounded and passed away soldiers? Carrie: The soldiers that died and were seriously wounded they where buried in military cemetery away from home. Nicolette: That stinks what if the family wanted to visit them every week? Carrie: That’s the way it had to be. Nurses rushing to a wounded soliders side. Cemerty where soliders and passed away nurses were buried.  Distinguished Service Cross.   French Croix De Guerre.  Work cited: Wilson, barbara a. "WWI thirty thousand women were there." 12/17/09 []