The things they carried: Vietnam War literature by and about women in the secondary classroom.

VIETNAM War, 1961-1975; WOMEN in war; WOMEN in literature; WAR & literature; ENGLISH language education

Discusses the importance of Vietnam war literature by and about women and provides ideas for incorporating it into the reading/English language arts curriculum. Little public awareness of the role that women played in Vietnam; Use of the Vietnam war literature as an effective means for understanding the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on women.