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The Use Of Womens Grief For Political Purposes In America During World War I, Linda L. Morgan
The Use Of Womens Grief For Political Purposes In America During World War I, Linda L. Morgan
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This study discusses a politically driven change in American women’s public mourning customs over the fallen of World War I. During the war, government officials and politicians sought to transform women’s grief over a fallen loved one into a celebration of an honorable military death. They actively discouraged the wearing of traditional black mourning and instead urged the wearing of a simple black armband with a gold star. This substituted glory for grief and thus made their loved one’s death a mark of distinction by giving their life in the service of their country. The radical change in women’s public …