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Voices of Vietnam: The Women of War

Alongside the army of men on the front lines of conflict was an army of women in support roles. From the Red Cross volunteers who boosted morale to the nurses who treated injuries, women were a major part of soldiers’ experience of the war. -The stories of some of these women, and connect with scholars on how women’s roles in Vietnam reflected the gender norms of the era. -Also the stories of war wives who allied with anti-war activists to bring about the return of POWs