When I previously thought about the participants of World War I, I imagined brave, young men fighting fearlessly for the country they believed in. I envisioned the war fields dotted with machinery, trenches and fortresses that helped to protect the heroic men who fought continuously until the end. I pictured the victorious soldiers returning home to accepting and joyous companions whom they had been away from for so long. Not once did I think of …showed first 75 words of 2148 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2148 total…learn to fit into a society in which they felt like they didn’t belong. Although women are far less recognized than men, they contributed equally to the war and thus had to suffer equally. Never again will I only imagine a war of only men at battle. Instead I will envision a more encompassing event in which both men and women participated fully in a great turning point in the history of the world.