”Women were represented as warriors as well as were workers in .Vietnam in the 1960’s.” Analyse the statement wrth examples.OrWomen are represented not only as warriors but also as workers in Vietnem. Support the statment with examples
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1. in the 1920s, photographs in magazines and journals showed women as brave fighters. there were pictures of women militia shooting down planes. they were portrayed as young, brave and dedicated. stories were written to show how happy they felt when they joined army and could carry rifles.
2. many women responded and joined the resistance movement. they helped in nursing the wounded, constructing underground rooms and tunnels and fighting the enemy. along the ho chi minh trail, young volunteers kept open strategic roads and guarded them.
3. between 1965 and 1975, of the 17000 youth who worked on the trail 70 to 80 percent were women.
4. women were represented not only as warriors but also as workers, they are shown with rifles in one hand and hammers in the other. whether young or old, women began to be depicted as selflessly working and fighting for the country.
5. by the 1970s as the peace talks began to get under way and the end of the war seemed near, women as workers were no longer represented as warriors. now the image of women as workers began to predominate.
Vietnamese Women as warriors and as workers:
=Women joined the army and fought bravely against the American troops. =They succeeded in shooting down war planes.
=They were dedicated workers. They carried rifle on their back and worked in the field.
=Whether young or old, women began to be depicted as selflessly working and fighting to save the country.
=As casualties in the war increased in the 1960s, women were urged to join the struggle in larger numbers.
=They were portrayed as young, brave and dedicated.
=Stories were written to show how happy they felt when they joined the army and could carry a rifle.
=Some stories spoke of their incredible bravery in single-handedly killing the enemy-Nguyen Thi Xuan, for instance, was reputed to have shot down a jet with just twenty bullets