Vivian Bullwinkel: Survivor Of War

Women’s jobs before the war were to stay at home and take care of the home and the family. Women were encouraged during the war to volunteer with supporting organisations. The organisations that women helped in were, Voluntary Aid Detachment, Australian Red Cross, Country Women's Association, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Australian Women's National League, Australian Comforts Fund, and the Cheer-Up Society. In 1914, it was rare for women to have jobs. When the war went along there was a slight increase in paid labour but only in areas where women who had jobs dominated.

Women were involved in all land, sea and air services in support of military efforts. Only five per cent served overseas, most of which were nurses. Though not in combat, many nurses were in danger, some even lost their lives as they worked in or near combat areas. Betty Jeffrey was a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service when she was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore. As a result of incarceration by the Japanese for three and a half years, Betty suffered from Beri Berii, tuberculosis and amoebic dysentery which she never fully recovered from. This exhibits the jeopardy that both women and men face during wartime. Other military services that women assisted in include: The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), The Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), The Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) and The Australian Army Medical Women’s Service (AAMWS). Women in these services had a range of duties, from highly approved - officers – to ordinary – drivers, typists, clerks and wireless operators. Australian women were substantially regarded and their roles in society changed immensely.

Eva Galler was a World War II Holocaust survivor. Eva was a very sweet girl, but she grew up in a very unhappy home. She was known for jumping out of a death camp train with her siblings and from then on, hiding her identity as a Jew. Eva Galler was very determined because of her background, her experiences, and life after war. Eva Galler had a hard life because of fighting for herself at a young age.

Yes it was hard to do these roles but they risked their lives especially if they went to go and fight. At least some of the women had hope that their husband or loved one would return back home alive. And the nurses were brave for not passing out while doing operations to the injured ones.

As a result of the bombings, Australians started caving in to the possibility of a Japanese invasion, where the Japanese pilots displayed an attack of might and patriotism. A spirited fight from the Australians saw four Japanese planes destroyed, but the true heroes were the nurses, who nursed injured civilians and soldiers back to health. Their heroic actions were admired by the public, as shown in the Barrier Miner newspaper, saying “Heroic nurses at Darwin”, and they displayed hope and resilience on a dark day in Australian

The experiences of Australian women in both World War 1 and World War 2 were similar but also different. WWI was fought from 1914 to 1918, and WW2 was fought from 1939 to 1945. These were the biggest military conflicts in the history of man. The main areas of change in Australian women around these times were employment, roles and positions in the war, and the attitudes towards women at these times. In WW1, the main occupation for Australian women was nursing. In World War 2, however, women were given the opportunity to do ‘a man’s job’ for the first time.

Eva Galler was a holocaust survivor. She was born January 1st 1924. Eva was born in Oleszyce, Poland with her siblings Malka, Hannah, Divorah, Berele, and more. Israel Yogal (her father) had a business of distributing religious articles. When she was little the belzer rebbe blessed her. The belzer rebbe it is usually inherited, they also consult in a wide verity of matters, including business, marriage, and religious concerns.

Braxton Braggs, a longtime war veteran was born on March 22, 1817 in Warrenton, North Carolina. He was born into the lower class and his family struggled. Bragg’s father was the only parent he grew up with, because his mother was in prison for killing a freed slave. When Braxton Bragg was sixteen his brother helped him get into West Point Military Academy, he graduated 5th in his class in 1837 at the age of twenty. Bragg’s was later commissioned to be in the 3rd U.S. Artillery and fought in Florida in the second Seminole war. When the Seminole war was over he transferred to be stationed in Charleston, South Carolina and when the Mexican-American war began he again went off to fight. During the Mexican-American war he proved that he was a capable and brave man and was promoted to

Envision for a moment what the responsibilities of a working nurse consist of each day. As you can imagine their days are filled with patient care, paperwork, doctor calls, and busy hospital activities. That was not always the case, nursing during the 1940’s was nothing like today. There was a lack of Organized nursing because institutions providing formal nursing education were unavailable. In fact most nurses at that time were stay at home moms. These women volunteered at local military hospitals. Virginia Benson 2013 stated, “At first nurses of both sides confined their duties to religious counsel, aiding in mortally wounded soldier to face a “good death”, and writing about that death to his family.” All of these new changes for women occur during

The nurses experienced so much trauma in such a little time, that most suffered from PTSD. The experiences that brought on this PTSD was the shock of conflict in Vietnam, the problematic return to a country that did not understand their participation or experiences, the denial of their work in Vietnam, and a sense of isolation from their male counterparts in Nam and their female counterparts back home as well as absence of veterans service groups upon returning to home. The nurses were not recognized for the job that they had done, which allowed many soldiers to return home to their families.

Clara Burton, also known as the “Angel of the Battlefield”, started out working in the federal government in the patent office. She was the first woman to ever hold senior clerkship, but once the war broke out, she gave up her job and went to help tend to the sick and wounded soldiers. She earned her nickname by riding around the battlefield delivering supplies and helping soldiers wherever she went. Due to her hard work, in 1864 she was appointed to Superintendent of the Female Nurses for the Union Army.

At the commencement of World War One, there was an increase in women working as many men went to fight. As Australia requested for nurses, women volunteered to be employed or escape Australia. This changed women’s attitudes to war since they became more involve with war and work. Multiple women went to train as nurses which allowed them to be come more connected with war. Many women were involved in the conscription plebiscite.

Name, Frank Thompson. She began to work as a nurse again until the wars ending in

During WW1 in 1914 to 1918, Nurses seemed like an unlikely participant, although they had served a vital role. The nurses are remembered through their contributions, courage and never-ending ANZAC Spirit. They displayed their courage by risking their lives to tend to the injured and ill, and those who needed moral support. The nurses had managed to keep the ANZAC spirit around the hospitals, whether that be decorating or singing, the spirit never left. Yet the most important thing Nurses had was courage.

Eugene Bullard was one the first black soldier to fly a plane in combat and the only black pilot in world war one. Born 1895 in Columbus, Georgia Bullard has a very sad childhood, trying to run away from home multiple times. Eventually at age 11 he ran away for good, and in 1912 he hid on a German freighter landing in Aberdeen, Scotland. Bullard then traveled to Paris after falling in love with the city where he ended up staying. In 1914 Bullard enlisted in the French Foreign Legion, after picking up a serious injury he was sent to Lyon to recover. In Paris Eugene Bullard joined the French Air Force and in 1917 he graduated joining the Aeronautique Militaire. In combat Bullard claimed 2 aerial victories before leaving the French Aeronautique