Eighty-three-year old Nguyen Thi Lap could not hold back her tears asshe recalled the experiences of female revolutionaries from thesouthern part of the country during the American War.
From 1962, Lap had led the "Long-haired Army" in Mekong delta Can Tho city's Giai Xuan commune.
"Ihave been jailed and tortured by the enemy many times, but when I wasreleased, I immediately joined the movement again and encouraged otherwomen to join."
She also told Vietnam News that when she and herhusband were away from home, participating in the resistance, herfive-year-old daughter fell into a well and drowned.
"I wentcrazy and wanted to kill myself," she said, crying, "but then I realisedthat many other women were even more unfortunate than me. Many of themlost one, two or even three children because of the war."
VietnamNews spoke to Lap as she looked at photographs and other warmemorabilia displayed at the exhibition Two Sisters – Two Frontlines nowopen at the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi.
The exhibitionmarks the 55th anniversary of the "Long-haired Army" (1960-2015) and the50th anniversary of the "Three responsibilities" (1965-2015) movements.
Atthe exhibition's opening ceremony on March 6, Nguyen Thien Nhan,President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, said theresistance against the US reaffirmed the important role of Vietnamesewomen who were courageous, undaunted, loyal and capable.
They not only encouraged their husbands and sons to go into battle, they also joined the fight themselves, he said.
"I expect that the exhibition will draw a large number of visitors, especially men," he said.
"Throughthis exhibition, they can understand and respect more the Vietnamesewomen who lived during the war and those who are around them now."
TheVietnamese Women's Museum co-operated with the Southern Women's Museumand the Museum of Nam Dinh province to present the exhibition.
Duong Thi Hang, a museum officer, said the exhibition was dedicated toVietnamese women who contributed to the nation's victory.
"Wehave re-constructed an A-shaped bomb shelter which was popular duringthe American War to give visitors a chance to get into the shelter andimagine the wartime," she said.
After the Geneva Agreement on restoring peace in Vietnam was signed in 1954, Vietnam was divided into two regions.
TheNorth was liberated and entered a period of building socialism andjoined the South in fighting US imperialism and reunifying the country.
Womenfrom all the regions took part in many activities that aided the wareffort and directly contributed to the nation's revolutionary cause.
Foundedon March 8, 1961, the Women's Union Liberation of southern Vietnambecame an effective banner that gathered women from all walks of life tojoin the resistance.
Women in southern Vietnam creativelycarried out the "Long-haired Army" movement, combining combat withpolitical struggle, military and agitprop among enemy troops.
Theirnorthern brethren joined the "Three Responsibilities" movement launchedin March 1965, which had them take active roles in industrialproduction, looking after the family and in defending the homeland.
The exhibition will run until March 31.-VNA
From 1962, Lap had led the "Long-haired Army" in Mekong delta Can Tho city's Giai Xuan commune.
"Ihave been jailed and tortured by the enemy many times, but when I wasreleased, I immediately joined the movement again and encouraged otherwomen to join."
She also told Vietnam News that when she and herhusband were away from home, participating in the resistance, herfive-year-old daughter fell into a well and drowned.
"I wentcrazy and wanted to kill myself," she said, crying, "but then I realisedthat many other women were even more unfortunate than me. Many of themlost one, two or even three children because of the war."
VietnamNews spoke to Lap as she looked at photographs and other warmemorabilia displayed at the exhibition Two Sisters – Two Frontlines nowopen at the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi.
The exhibitionmarks the 55th anniversary of the "Long-haired Army" (1960-2015) and the50th anniversary of the "Three responsibilities" (1965-2015) movements.
Atthe exhibition's opening ceremony on March 6, Nguyen Thien Nhan,President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, said theresistance against the US reaffirmed the important role of Vietnamesewomen who were courageous, undaunted, loyal and capable.
They not only encouraged their husbands and sons to go into battle, they also joined the fight themselves, he said.
"I expect that the exhibition will draw a large number of visitors, especially men," he said.
"Throughthis exhibition, they can understand and respect more the Vietnamesewomen who lived during the war and those who are around them now."
TheVietnamese Women's Museum co-operated with the Southern Women's Museumand the Museum of Nam Dinh province to present the exhibition.
Duong Thi Hang, a museum officer, said the exhibition was dedicated toVietnamese women who contributed to the nation's victory.
"Wehave re-constructed an A-shaped bomb shelter which was popular duringthe American War to give visitors a chance to get into the shelter andimagine the wartime," she said.
After the Geneva Agreement on restoring peace in Vietnam was signed in 1954, Vietnam was divided into two regions.
TheNorth was liberated and entered a period of building socialism andjoined the South in fighting US imperialism and reunifying the country.
Womenfrom all the regions took part in many activities that aided the wareffort and directly contributed to the nation's revolutionary cause.
Foundedon March 8, 1961, the Women's Union Liberation of southern Vietnambecame an effective banner that gathered women from all walks of life tojoin the resistance.
Women in southern Vietnam creativelycarried out the "Long-haired Army" movement, combining combat withpolitical struggle, military and agitprop among enemy troops.
Theirnorthern brethren joined the "Three Responsibilities" movement launchedin March 1965, which had them take active roles in industrialproduction, looking after the family and in defending the homeland.
The exhibition will run until March 31.-VNA
