In the Shadow of the Heroes. Women’s Hardships of the Everyday Life During WWI in the Light of Memoirs
In the Shadow of the Heroes. Women’s Hardships of the Everyday Life During WWI in the Light of Memoirs
Author(s): Anna ChudzińskaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Cultural history, Sociology, Military history, Political history, Social history, Gender history, Military policy, Nationalism Studies, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Centrul de Studii Memoriale și Identitare
Keywords: Women; World War I; Memoirs; Everyday Life; Diary; Gender order;
Summary/Abstract: Has the First World War accelerated the emancipation of women? Are wars beneficial for women or do they reinforce women’s traditional, culturally accepted roles? Do women have their position in the heroic patriotic discourse? There is no clear answer to these questions. After all, the First World War, on the one hand, accelerated the process of women’s emancipation, but on the other hand, slowed it down or even blocked it. This article deals with several memoirs written by women about everyday life during the WWI emphasizing both the emancipation (through liberties brought by the war effort to organize hospitals etc.) and the relegation to old duties as caring for the family and wounded soldiers, working for the homeland.
Journal: MemoScapes. Romanian Journal of Memory and Identity Studies
- Issue Year: 4/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 97-103
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
