Lessons learned from gentle heroism: women's Holocaust narratives.
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Lessons learned from gentle heroism: women's Holocaust narratives.
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call numberP940.53180922/016
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]07728
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]www.theverylongview.com
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
1996
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Loose-leaf
NotesThis article was originally published in
THE ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science November 1996, Volume 548
THE ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science November 1996, Volume 548
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Memoirs written by women survivors of the Holocaust share certain characteristics with men. Both describe gratuitous and deliberate violence against inmates. Womens' experiences shows that traditional feminist values of cooperating and caring come through and remain irrespective of religious, ethnic or nationalistic views.