Kati Engel is a writer and editor for Naval History and Heritage Command's Communication and Outreach Division.

Pacesetters of WWII: The First Female Physicians in the U.S. Navy

Published Sep 6, 2021 2:10 PM by Kati Engel

Posted in: Government

In 1917, at the height of World War I, the American Women’s Hospital Service (AWHS) began advocating for changes to allow fe...

Bernice Walters, the U.S. Navy's First Female Doctor to Serve at Sea

Published Aug 31, 2021 5:34 PM by Kati Engel

Posted in: Government

Bernice Gertrude Rosenthal was born on 1 September 1912 in New York City. After attending Long Island University, she earned her d...