The Valiant Women of the Vietnam WarFrom journalists and nurses to those who mobilized to protest or support the war effort on the home front, women of all ages took advantage of the changing social climate of the 1960s to break free of their traditional roles. A discussion of Vietnamese women's roles in the conflict is included. |
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