Thesis

Women who participate in the US military have had to shed their femininity and accept masculine qualities in order to fight beside men, whereas in other countries, their femininity is encouraged and supported.

Thesis Topic

For my thesis topic, I wanted to research women in war. Female soldiers. I wanted to look at societies that allowed women to fight, the circumstances under which women were allowed to fight, what was required of a female soldier, and why there has been a lack of female fighters in history in retrospect to male fighters. How are women in militaries treated? How have the duties of females in war changed over time? What were warrior women like in ancient times? What conflicts have women faced and still face today? What has motivated women to take part in war? Do women forfeit their femininity to partake in military? How are females in war portrayed in different cultures? Lastly, how does this contribute to their value in society?