Grab Your Guns, Ladies

[redbrunja]

Women Who Fought In World War II

What really kills me about this photo, of firefighters at Pearl Harbor? The lovely woman who is second from the left? Likely ended up illegally detained in an interment camp months after this photo was taken.

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[zeldabel.livejournal.com]

I am totally in awe of these pics. WWII is a particular fascination of mine. I've also been thinking about women in the military a lot since September 11, 2001. You know how radio stations played that Lee Greenwood song "God Bless the USA" over and over in the weeks after 9/11? The line "I won't foget the men who died..." really annoys me. Women have died, are dying, for our freedoom as well.

Gorgeous post.

[helicopini.livejournal.com]

Ever read Susan Faludi's "The Terror Dream"? It went into detail about this bizarre post-9/11 cultural regression on female soldiers.

[zeldabel.livejournal.com]

I haven't read that. Thanks for the suggestion. I would love to read it.

[helicopini.livejournal.com]

She has a lecture series covering her basic premise and thoughts about the book here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MlAl9Xol7Q&feature=PlayList&p=08FEE9AFFF2D82A5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

Bigass url, sorry. xD

[zeldabel.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was absolutely fascinating. I can't wait to get my hands on the book.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

You might appreciate this for an antidote to that shallow, sexist piece of jingoism:

[zeldabel.livejournal.com]

That is absolutely amazing.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

That was rather epic.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Oh, damn, that annoys me so very much too.