Question

"The role of women varied in the anti imperialist movement in vietnam".Examine the statement

Answer 1

Writers and political thinkers begin idealizing women who rebelled against social norms.
This rebellion against conventions marked the arrival of the new women in Vietnamese society.
They were depicted in paintings, plays and novels as representing a strong will and deep patriotism.
Example: Trieu Au, play by Phan Boi Chau in 1913 on the lives of the Trung Sisters.
In the 1960s they helped in nursing the wounded, constructing underground rooms and tunnels and fighting the enemy.
Along the Ho Chi Minh Trail young women volunteers kept open 2,195 km of strategic roads and guarded key points.
They helped build six air strips, and neutralized tens of thousands of bombs.
Between 1965 and 1975 nearly 80% of the people who worked on the Ho Chi Minh trail were women. They helped carry cargo, Food, weapons and shot down planes. Example: Nguyen Thi Xuan.
The women’s role was one of indomitable will, intense patriotism and of brave fighters.
They carried rifle in one hand and hammer in the other.

Answer 2

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Women played an important role in the anti-impperial movement in Vietnam. Writers and political thinkers idealised women who rebelled against social norms. Women figures from history were similarly celebrated. The Trung sisters struggle against Chinese domination was highlighted in a play by Phan Boi Chau. Trieu Au, who had also struggled against the Chinese, was revered and glorified. After the US involvement in Vietnam War grew in 1960s, women were portrayed as brave rebels and fighters who participated in combat. They were urged to join the struggle as the casualties mounted through the war. Women helped in nursing the wounded, constructing underground tunnels and rooms and fighting the enemy. Women also guarded 2500 strategic points on the Ho Chi Minh trail and kept open 2195 km of roads. Between 1965 and 1975, of the 17,000 youth who worked on the trail, 70-80 percent were women. Towards the end of the conflict, the role of women shifted towards being agricultural and factory workers.
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Women played a crucial role in the anti-imperial struggle in Vietnam. Women who rebelled against social conventions were idealised and rebel women of the past were likewise celebrated. Trieu Au was a popular figure in nationalist tales. In the 1960s, women were represented as brave soldiers and workers. They assisted in nursing wounded soldiers, constructing underground tunnels and fighting the enemy. Interestingly, between 1965 and 1975, 70-80% of the youth working on the Ho Chi Minh trail were women.

Compared to this very direct and active participation of Vietnamese women in the anti-imperial struggle, India women did not play a very dynamic role in the nationalist struggle of India against Great Britain. They followed Gandhian ideals of boycotting foreign goods and picketing liquor shops, but mainstream politics was controlled by men; although women like Sarojini Naidu, Kamla Nehru and Kasturba Gandhi were keenly involved.

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