Describe the role of woman in the anti-imperial struggle in Vietnam.
Role of women in the anti-imperial struggle was significant as given below : Women rebelled against social conventions. For example, in the 1930s, a famous novel by Nhat Linh showed a woman leaving a forced marriage and marrying someone of her choice, someone who was involved in nationalist politics. The Heroism of the Trung sisters against Chinese domination in 39-43 CE was idealised and glorified. In third century CE, Trieu Au who was orphaned in childhood lived with her brother. On growing up she left home, went into the jungles, organised a large army and resisted the Chinese rule. When her army was crushed, she drowned herself. She became a sacred figure who fought for the honour of the country. Women took part in women militia and proved themselves to be brave fighters such as Nguyen Thi Xuan who shot down a jet with just twenty bullets. Women helped in nursing the wounded and fighting the enemy. They took part in various activities along the Ho Chi Minh trail. According to one estimate, there were 1.5 million women in the regular army, the militia, the local forces and professional teams.
