Women in the War Zone

Women in the War Zone

Author: Anne Powell

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2001-08-26

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0752469517

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In our collective memory, the First World War is dominated by men. The sailors, soldiers, airmen and politicians about whom histories are written were male, and the first half of the twentieth century was still a time when a woman's place was thought to be in the home. It was not until the Second World War that women would start to play a major role both in the armed forces and in the factories and the fields. Yet there were some women who were able to contribute to the war effort between 1914 and 1918, mostly as doctors and nurses. In Women in the War Zone, Anne Powell has selected extracts from first-hand accounts of the experiences of those female medical personnel who served abroad during the First World War. Covering both the Western and the Eastern Fronts, from Petrograd to Basra and from Antwerp to the Dardanelles, they include nursing casualties from the Battle of Ypres, a young doctor put in charge of a remote hospital in Serbia and a nurse who survived a torpedo attack, albeit with serious injuries. Filled with stories of bravery and kindliness, it is a book that honours the often unsung contribution made by the female doctors and nurses who helped to alleviate some of the suffering of the First World War.


Letters from a war zone

Letters from a war zone

Author: Andrea Dworkin

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13:

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The nonconformist and social commentator discusses her experiences as a woman and a battered wife, her life of demonstrating, organizing, and addressing other women and the government, and the current state of the women's movement.


Iranian Women and Gender in the Iran-Iraq War

Iranian Women and Gender in the Iran-Iraq War

Author: Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0815655169

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Eighteen months after Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, hundreds of thousands of the country’s women participated in the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) in a variety of capacities. Iran was divided into women of conservative religious backgrounds who supported the revolution and accepted some of the theocratic regime’s depictions of gender roles, and liberal women more active in civil society before the revolution who challenged the state’s male-dominated gender bias. However, both groups were integral to the war effort, serving as journalists, paramedics, combatants, intelligence officers, medical instructors, and propagandists. Behind the frontlines, women were drivers, surgeons, fundraisers, and community organizers. The war provided women of all social classes the opportunity to assert their role in society, and in doing so, they refused to be marginalized. Despite their significant contributions, women are largely absent from studies on the war. Drawing upon primary sources such as memoirs, wills, interviews, print media coverage, and oral histories, Farzaneh chronicles in copious detail women’s participation on the battlefield, in the household, and everywhere in between.


How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone

How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone

Author: Rosie Garthwaite

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1608195856

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Offers advice on surviving the extreme conditions of war zones, covering topics ranging from how to avoid land mines and amputate a limb to handling hostage situations and foraging for safe food.


Soldier Girls

Soldier Girls

Author: Helen Thorpe

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1451668120

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“A raw, intimate look at the impact of combat and the healing power of friendship” (People): the lives of three women deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the effect of their military service on their personal lives and families—named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly. “In the tradition of Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Richard Rhodes, and other masters of literary journalism, Soldier Girls is utterly absorbing, gorgeously written, and unforgettable” (The Boston Globe). Helen Thorpe follows the lives of three women over twelve years on their paths to the military, overseas to combat, and back home…and then overseas again for two of them. These women, who are quite different in every way, become friends, and we watch their interaction and also what happens when they are separated. We see their families, their lovers, their spouses, their children. We see them work extremely hard, deal with the attentions of men on base and in war zones, and struggle to stay connected to their families back home. We see some of them drink too much, have affairs, and react to the deaths of fellow soldiers. And we see what happens to one of them when the truck she is driving hits an explosive in the road, blowing it up. She survives, but her life may never be the same again. Deeply reported, beautifully written, and powerfully moving, Soldier Girls is “a breakthrough work...What Thorpe accomplishes in Soldier Girls is something far greater than describing the experience of women in the military. The book is a solid chunk of American history...Thorpe triumphs” (The New York Times Book Review).


Reeducation Warzone

Reeducation Warzone

Author: Conrad Riker

Publisher: Conrad Riker

Published: 101-01-01

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13:

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Attention Women-Saviors, Red-Pilled Warriors, and Men's Rights Defenders! Are you tired of seeing the world promoting female supremacy while ignoring men's needs and rights? Do you feel frustrated with the rise of reeducation programs and struggle sessions that seemingly put men at a disadvantage? What role should traditional masculine values play in resisting this dangerous trend? Let's break down the female supremacy puzzle, uncover the origins and rise of this ideology, and investigate the impact it has on relationships, media, mental health, and public policy. Learn how to counterbalance the effects of female supremacy by understanding the role of men's rights activism and exploring potential male-focused reeducation programs. Discover strategies to protect yourself, your family, and other men from falling prey to these manipulative tactics. It's time to create a more balanced and just society for everyone. Buying this book today will show you the path to a world where men's rights and voices matter. Together, let's change the narrative and create a better tomorrow.


Great War and Women's Consciousness

Great War and Women's Consciousness

Author: Claire M. Tylee

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1989-12-15

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1349204544

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The literary memory of the Great War is dominated by the writings of Sassoon and Owen, Graves and Blunden. The voice is a male voice. This book is a study of what women wrote about militarism and world war 1


Women and Political Violence

Women and Political Violence

Author: Miranda Alison

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-01-21

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1134228937

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This book directly challenges the stereotype that women are inherently peaceable by examining female combatants’ involvement in ethno-national conflicts. Drawing upon empirical case studies of Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland, this study explores the ways in which women have traditionally been depicted. Whereas women have predominantly been seen as victims of conflict, this book acknowledges the reality of women as active combatants. Indeed, female soldiers/irregulars are features of most modern conflicts, and particularly in ethno-nationalist violence – until now largely ignored by mainstream scholarship. Original interview material from the author’s extensive fieldwork addresses why, and how, some women choose to become violently engaged in nationalist conflicts. It also highlights the personal / political costs and benefits incurred by such women. This book provides a valuable insight into female combatants, and is a significant contribution to the literature. This book will be of great interest to students of political violence, ethnic conflict, gender studies and international relations in general.


The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today′s World

The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today′s World

Author: Mary Zeiss Stange

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2013-01-09

Total Pages: 1376

ISBN-13: 1452270376

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This e-only volume expands and updates the original 4-volume Encyclopedia of Women in Today′s World (2011), offering a wide range of new entries and new multimedia content. The entries reflect such developments as the Arab Spring that brought women′s issues in the Islamic world into sharp relief, the domination of female athletes among medal winners at the London 2012 Olympics, nine more women joining the ranks of democratically elected heads of state, and much more. The 475 articles in this e-only update (accompanied by photos and video clips) supplement the themes established in the original edition, providing a vibrant collection of entries dealing with contemporary women′s issues around the world.