Twentieth Century
Remembering the Amritsar Massacre: A Bloody Step Toward Indian Independence
World War I brought India one step closer to demanding its independence from Great Britain. Indian regiments sailed overseas and fought alongside their Canadian and Australian counterparts. (If you visit the memorial gateway at Ypres, you will see how many of them died in defense of the empire.) Indian nationalists loyally supported the British government…
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If You Want to Know More About the 6888th Postal Battalion…
Allow me to introduce you to Lincoln Penny Films, which has produced documentaries on both the Six Triple Eight and the Hello Girls The Six Triple Eight: No Mail, Low Morale is now screening here and there. If you want to see the schedule, check out the documentary’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thesixtripleeightdocumentary/ Note: If you…
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Petra Herrera Wanted To Be a General
I’ve continued to stumble across stories of women warriors in the year since I turned in the manuscript (1) for Women Warriors. Sometimes people walk up to me after a book event and ask “Have you heard about [fill in the blank]?“ (2) It’s humbling how often the answer is no. The other question people…
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