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The Nation & its Heroes (3. Women as Warriors (1. As Warriors. In…
The Nation & its Heroes
1. Women as Rebels
Women in Vietnam traditionally enjoyed greater freedom than in China, particularly in the lower classes
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As the nationalist movement grew, the status of women came to be questioned
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A novel by Naht Linh caused a scandal because it portrayed a woman leaving a forced marriage to marry a man of her choice who was involved in the nationalist movement
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3. Women as Warriors
1. As Warriors. In the 1960s, photos of women in magazines showed them as brave fighters
There were pictures of women militia (a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency) shooting down planes
They were portrayed as young, brave and dedicated
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There were also stories of incredibly brave women who single handedly killed the enemy - Nguyen Thi Xuan, is said to have shot down a jet with just 20 bullets
2. As Workers.They were also portrayed as workers - shown with rifle in one hand and hammer in the other
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As casualties increased women were urged to join the war and many women responded & joined the fight
They helped in nursing the wounded, constructing underground rooms & tunnels and fighting in the army
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The the youth volunteers who worked on the Ho chi Min trail, built 6 airstrips, shot down fifteen planes, neutralized tens of thousands of bombs & transported tens of thousands of kg of cargo, weapons & food
One military historian estimates that there were 1-5 million women who participated in the resistance movement
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