Frances Keegan Marquis
Frances Keegan Marquis (October 15, 1896 — August 4, 1984) was an American women's army captain, World War II veteran, and feminist activist. In 1943, she became the first commander of a women's expeditionary force, the 149th WAAC Post Headquarters Company, which served in General Eisenhower's North African headquarters. Before her military service, she held management posts in women's organizations; afterwards, she did volunteer work for women's groups, including serving as a United Nations observer for Altrusa International.
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Frances Keegan Marquis
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1896-10-15T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
October 15, 1896
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1984-08-04T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
August 4, 1984
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1943
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