The first time it was fathers, the last time it was sons
In between your husbands marched away with drums and guns
And you never thought to question, you just went on with your lives
And all they taught you who to be was Mothers, Daughters, Wives"
(The Corries)
War and warfare have always been the purview of men, however, women have also almost always been a part of some of the more major of those wars. Some are famous such as the exceptional women Boudiccia and Joan of Arc who led attacking armies, but there are also countless stories of women who have disguised themselves as men and joined the ranks of brothers in arms. Our own Revolutionary War tells the story of Molly Pitcher although some have questioned the veracity of her story, and the Civil War saw many women, on both sides, disguising themselves as men and fighting for the cause.
Now the cause is in Iran and women there are fighting for their rights as citizens and voters. Fighting for a democracy that is not simply a democracy wrapped in theocracy. They are the new revolutionaries. |
