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The first woman in the U.S. Navy! This 1917 newspaper photo shows 20-year-old Loretta Walsh being sworn in as the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Navy and serve in a non-nursing role.

See the photo on our site: https://www.newspapers.com/…/photo_first_woman_in_the_us_n…/

Do you have ancestors from Pennsylvania? You can now search the "LNP Always Lancaster" along with 18 other related Lancaster titles! The paper just celebrated its 225th anniversary and is one of the oldest newspapers still publishing in the United States!

Learn more on our blog!
https://blog.newspapers.com/225-years-of-history-from-penn…/

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This Black History Month, learn how newspapers covered important people and events in African American history from our growing selection of Black History Topic Pages. Explore them here: https://www.newspapers.com/topics/black-history/
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