Language shapes the world.
Language shapes the world.
Women and the War: An examination on women writers and journalists of World War I. By: Cetenay Kaghado
With writing, women: •
Made their livings
•
Provided insightful perspective
•
Used their statuses of being women to their advantage
•
Crafted their work artistically
•
Had an invaluable effect on our view of the war
•
Elevated their status and other women’s as well
Bessie Beatty American journalist
About her: Wrote “The Battalion of Death” Included details on their experiences Provided an internal view of the war Very involved in her work Educated others through her findings
Excerpt from “Battalion” Bit by bit I gathered their stories. Little by little I
discovered some of the forces that had pushed them out of their individual ruts into the mad maelstrom of war. There were stenographers and dressmakers among them, servants and factory hands, university students and peasants… (Beatty, 143)
Her writing: Encompassed little details which made up the bigger
picture Brought along the more human side of the war that is
at times left to the side Had real conversations and spent time with these
women in her stay Created a lively recount as a result Gave light to the female dynamic
Excerpt from “Battalion” “We were carried away in the madness of the moment,”
one of them said. “It was all so strange and exciting, we had no time to think about being afraid.” “No,” said Marya Skridlova; “I was not afraid. None of us were afraid. We expected to die, so we had nothing to fear.” (Beatty, 14)
Corra Harris American journalist
About her: Made her living with her writing Wrote about the woman’s perspective of the war in
1914 Author of “Women of England and Women of France” Explained in detail on the matter of suffering in the
war
“All wars are waged against women and children.”
Her writing: Acknowledged the suffering the women and children
faced because of the war Talked about how aside from war destroying families, it
did the same to the arts and institutions
Revealed how repurcussions of the war were interconnected
Brought about deep thoughts to the subject of war
Excerpt from “Women” It is never illustrated with the weary faces of mothers
and the pale faces of hungry children. Nobody knows them…When one writes of the women’s side of the war one cannot tell of battles won, or of the glories that crown the heads of victorious men. It must be a story of sorrows; of despair; of poverty… (Harris, 112)
Mary Roberts Rinehart American journalist
About her: Wrote “No Man’s Land” Saturday Evening Post asked her to to write about
WWI in 1914 Investigative reporter Covered the trenches and interviewed the King of
Belgium Employed very creative writing techniques
Excerpt from “No Man’s Land” …the contrast between the condition of the men in the
trenches and the beauty of the scenery was appalling… as far as one could see, lay a gleaming lagoon of water. The moon made a silver path across it, and here and there on its borders were broken and twisted winter trees. “It is beautiful,” said Captain Fastrez beside me, in a low voice. “But it is full of the dead. They are taken out whenever it is possible: but it is not often possible.” (Rinehart, 138)
Her writing: Aesthetics to her work Descriptive and palpable depictions Left imprints on her readers’ minds Brought about grim irony to be considered Incorporated the senses in her piece
Excerpt from “No Man’s Land” …the fusées…with their white light added to that of the
moon the desolate picture of that tiny island was a picture of the war. There was nothing lacking…the beauty of the moonlit waters…the tragedy of the destroyed houses, and the church, and there was the horror of unburied bodies…beyond them there was always the moonlit stretch of water…and here and there floating things that had been men. (Rinehart, 139)
These women: Were American writers, which in turn, said a lot about our
country
That we cared enough to span the distance and see it for
ourselves and record it
Represented American women and all other woman and in
a way, humanity as well
Through their writing, educated others that did not know
the full extent of the war
Changed history by making it rich and expansive
End. Thank you.
Women and the War: An examination on women writers and journalists of World War I. By: Cetenay Kaghado
With writing, women: •
Made their livings
•
Provided insightful perspective
•
Used their statuses of being women to their advantage
•
Crafted their work artistically
•
Had an invaluable effect on our view of the war
•
Elevated their status and other women’s as well
Bessie Beatty American journalist
About her: Wrote “The Battalion of Death” Included details on their experiences Provided an internal view of the war Very involved in her work Educated others through her findings
Excerpt from “Battalion” Bit by bit I gathered their stories. Little by little I
discovered some of the forces that had pushed them out of their individual ruts into the mad maelstrom of war. There were stenographers and dressmakers among them, servants and factory hands, university students and peasants… (Beatty, 143)
Her writing: Encompassed little details which made up the bigger
picture Brought along the more human side of the war that is
at times left to the side Had real conversations and spent time with these
women in her stay Created a lively recount as a result Gave light to the female dynamic
Excerpt from “Battalion” “We were carried away in the madness of the moment,”
one of them said. “It was all so strange and exciting, we had no time to think about being afraid.” “No,” said Marya Skridlova; “I was not afraid. None of us were afraid. We expected to die, so we had nothing to fear.” (Beatty, 14)
Corra Harris American journalist
About her: Made her living with her writing Wrote about the woman’s perspective of the war in
1914 Author of “Women of England and Women of France” Explained in detail on the matter of suffering in the
war
“All wars are waged against women and children.”
Her writing: Acknowledged the suffering the women and children
faced because of the war Talked about how aside from war destroying families, it
did the same to the arts and institutions
Revealed how repurcussions of the war were interconnected
Brought about deep thoughts to the subject of war
Excerpt from “Women” It is never illustrated with the weary faces of mothers
and the pale faces of hungry children. Nobody knows them…When one writes of the women’s side of the war one cannot tell of battles won, or of the glories that crown the heads of victorious men. It must be a story of sorrows; of despair; of poverty… (Harris, 112)
Mary Roberts Rinehart American journalist
About her: Wrote “No Man’s Land” Saturday Evening Post asked her to to write about
WWI in 1914 Investigative reporter Covered the trenches and interviewed the King of
Belgium Employed very creative writing techniques
Excerpt from “No Man’s Land” …the contrast between the condition of the men in the
trenches and the beauty of the scenery was appalling… as far as one could see, lay a gleaming lagoon of water. The moon made a silver path across it, and here and there on its borders were broken and twisted winter trees. “It is beautiful,” said Captain Fastrez beside me, in a low voice. “But it is full of the dead. They are taken out whenever it is possible: but it is not often possible.” (Rinehart, 138)
Her writing: Aesthetics to her work Descriptive and palpable depictions Left imprints on her readers’ minds Brought about grim irony to be considered Incorporated the senses in her piece
Excerpt from “No Man’s Land” …the fusées…with their white light added to that of the
moon the desolate picture of that tiny island was a picture of the war. There was nothing lacking…the beauty of the moonlit waters…the tragedy of the destroyed houses, and the church, and there was the horror of unburied bodies…beyond them there was always the moonlit stretch of water…and here and there floating things that had been men. (Rinehart, 139)
These women: Were American writers, which in turn, said a lot about our
country
That we cared enough to span the distance and see it for
ourselves and record it
Represented American women and all other woman and in
a way, humanity as well
Through their writing, educated others that did not know
the full extent of the war
Changed history by making it rich and expansive
End. Thank you.
