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- noun Plural form of
yeomanette .
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August 29, 1916, a new class of female yeoman, known as Yeoman (F) or, more popularly, "yeomanettes", was established in the Navy.
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In addition to performing vital administrative duties, yeomanettes also served as translators, draftsman, fingerprint experts, camouflage designers, medical researchers and Intelligence experts.
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Approximately 12,000 women served on active duty as yeomanettes during World War I "in order to release enlisted men for active service at sea."
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