Last female WWI vet dies at 109

[Kadie]

Last female WWI vet dies at 109
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BOONSBORO, Md. - The last surviving female World War I veteran, a refined Civil War buff who met face-to-face with the Secretary of the Navy to fight for women in the military, has died. She was 109.

Charlotte Winters died Tuesday at a nursing home near Boonsboro in northwest Maryland, the U.S. Naval District in Washington said in a statement.

In 1916, Winters met with Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to persuade him to allow women in the service, said Kelly Auber, who grew up on South Mountain, where Winters and her husband, John Winters, settled.

When the Navy opened support roles to women, Winters and her sister, Sophie, joined immediately in 1917, Auber said. By December 1918, the Naval District said more than 11,000 women had enlisted and were serving in support positions.

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[rockymountaindem]

1. What a pioneer. May she rest in peace

:patriot:

[WI_DEM]

2. A true pioneer. RIP

[DearAbby]

3. Salute a true patriot.

Rest in Peace

[elocs]

4. Incredible to think that she lived in 3 different centuries.

The things that she had to see and experience. Sad, also, that she probably outlived her family and friends. I hope that all of her 109 years were fulfilling.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Amazing to learn that women were allowed to enlist in the military

before they were allowed to vote.