Women+on+the+Home+Front+During+the+Vietnam+War

Many Women on the Home Front during the Vietnam war were Mothers: Many women on the home front during the Vietnam War were mothers of soldiers. Many of these women joined the organization Another Mother For Peace. Another Mother For Peace is a non profit organization whose goal is to settle disputes between people, nations, and more.



Others were Girlfriends and Wives:

Men going to the Vietnam War not only left behind their parents, but their girlfriend or wife as well. Some of these women supported soldiers by publicly supporting the war, unlike most Americans who opposed the war. Also, many of these women unknowingly served as coping mechanisms for the soldiers while they were in Vietnam. Girlfriends and wives often wrote letters to their significant other in the Vietnam War.

Not all women supported the Vietnam War: In fact, many women at home during the Vietnam War were against the war. Female protestors was not an uncommon thing during this time. Many of these protestors were college students who didn't know any soldiers in Vietnam. One organization who protested the war was the Women Strike For Peace(WSP) which was made up of middle aged women, many of whom were mothers, that typically presented themselves very well and proper. Bella Abzug led the protests against the draft for the Vietnam War.

A few protests got out of hand during the war and ended in tragedy. The most commonly known one is the tragic events that occurred at Kent State on May 4, 1970. The National Guard was brought in to try and keep order at the protest when chaos broke out and the result was four fatalities. Two of which were Allison Beth Krause and Sandra Lee Schuerr.



Video on Kent State Massacre:

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Women who supported the war, or were indifferent to the situation, often saw women who participated in antiwar demonstrations to be without morals.

Books about Women and the Vietnam War:

__A Time Remembered: American Women in the Vietnam War__ by Olga Gruhzit-Hoyt

__The Valiant Women of the Vietnam War__ by Karen Zeinert