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What role did women play in the Vietnam war?

Works Cited

Women in Vietnam. Illuria. 10 Dec. 2007 .

I found this site doing a search on Google. It seems to be reliable, from a source that is directly connected with the female veterans that served in Vietnam. This site give a lot of information, recently updated, about women who served in Vietnam. It seems specifically devoted to honoring the women who fought in Vietnam because they did not receive as much acknowledgement as their male counterparts. This site not only give extensive information on the military nurses but also the women that fought along side the men in infantries. The site appears to be regularly updated with biographies of past personnel and also current information for Vets in the community.

History. 2005. Vietnam Women Veterans. 11 Dec. 2006 .

I found this site through a google search. It gives information on some of the first women that enlisted to serve in Vietnam. It also outlines the struggles women faced trying to enter into the military, which until that point was considered to be a man’s job. It gives a more detailed outline of the duties of women were in charge of and their daily activities in Vietnam. This site was one of the easiest to find detailed information on. The history section is the most informative and the most useful for this project because other section also contain up to date information for Vets. It seems reliable because the information is provided by actual Vietnam vets and people that worked with them.

History of the Army Nurse. 22 Dec. 2000. 10 Oct. 2007 .

This site gives a brief history of army nurse in the Vietnam war, men as well as women. There are a few example of women who died in during the war. The site gives a few examples of women who died while serving in Vietnam. One woman died while working in a hospital. Some women were very highly honored for their acts in Vietnam. I was only able to use information from a small portion of the website. The format of the website itself seemed a little odd because it was originally designed to be a slide show I think. But for that very reason the site contains a lot of pictures that could be used in a report. This website is only a small portion of a homepage that outlines the history of army nurses in several wars including the civil war, WWI, and WWII, so I believe the information on the site is relatively reliable. I found this site through a Google search and the information seems reliable but because it is not centered on the Vietnam war the information is minimal.

"Navy Nurse Sentenced to Hard Labor." The Washington Post 4 Feb. 1969. ProQuest. George Mason, Fairfax. 8 Dec. 2007 .

Navy Nurse sentenced to six months hard labor for protesting the war in Vietnam. She was sentenced for conduct unbecoming of an officer and violating a direct order not to participate in political demonstrations. This shows the opinions that women, even those serving in the military, have about the war in Vietnam. It also that even within the female society their were split views on the war. Some supported the war, while others opposed what was going on in Vietnam. This is not the point of view of a civilian either, it is the point of view from a female military recruit that had experienced the tragedies of Vietnam first hand. The site seems to be reliable because it is based off actual events and the article was published in the Washington Post on ProQuest.

Norman, Elizabeth M. Women At War, the Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania P, 1990.

A number of these stories could be used as examples to support an argument. The book outlines various different stories from a woman’s perspective and describes in detail what they had to live through. This book give a number of different point of views because it does not only follow the life of one person, but the lives of multiple people. Therefore, one is able to pick and choice the kind of example they want to use to set the tone of their paper. The book also shows what branch of the military each nurse was assigned to, which makes it easier to narrow down topics. This source is reliable because it is the stories are first hand accounts from the actual women that served in Vietnam.

Ryan, Jeanette M. "Wanted: Women Veterans." Chicago Tribune 11 Nov. 1983. ProQuest. George Mason, Fairfae. 10 Dec. 2007 .

The Vietnam Veteran Center is looking for female Vietnam veterans, most of them who served as nurses, so they can get their side of the events that happened overseas. People want to know the problems and experiences the female veterans had while fighting for our country. The director of the Vet Center himself admits that they have very little knowledge about the part women played in Vietnam. This source can be used to show that after the war, the women’s efforts to support the U.S. were hardly recognized and their role was greatly downplayed. This is a reliable source because it was published in the Chicago Tribune on ProQuest.

Turner, Karen G., and Phan Thanh Hao. Even the Women Must Fight. Danvers: John Whiley and Sons, Inc, 1998. 93-116.

This book details the experiences of women in the Vietnam war. It starts with their arrival in the country and ends with their return home. I picked this source because it gives information on the volunteers that worked on the Ho Chi Minh trail. 70 to 80 percent of the volunteers were women. The book describes their involvement on the trail and their impact on the war. The accounts described in the book are straight from the source so I consider them to be very accurate.

"Woman Recieves Combat Medal." The Washington Post 8 Oct. 1968. ProQuest. George Mason, Fairfax. 8 Dec. 2007 .

A woman received a medal for outstanding service as a flight nurse during an attack on Danang. This shows that not all women opposed the Vietnam war, some tried to help the Vietnamese people to the best of their extent. It also shows the role American women had in the effort to support Vietnam. Many women were recruited as nurses and doctors to go serve overseas. It is an example of female involvement in American politics and international affairs. I think this source is reliable because it was published in the Washington Post on ProQuest.

Zeinert, Karen. Valiant Women of Vietnam War. Minneapolis: Twenty-Firsty Century Books, 2000. 20-47.

This book describes the duties that women held in Vietnam. It describes their role in the armed forces, as nurses, and as volunteers. One woman describes her first experience with midnight shellings and her reactions to the enemy fire. This book gives good insight on the details of everyday life. It also gives their first reactions as they experience new things throughout the war. This book is bases on a more personal account not academic, but the information appears to be accurate.

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