The legacy of Vietnamese women in the national resistance struggle

Within two months in a town, in Muong Thanh Valley of northwest Vietnam, anti-imperialist Vietnamese fighters besieged and defeated over 16,000 French colonial troops and spelled the downfall of the French empire. Dien Bien Phu was one of the greatest victories of the oppressed in all of history and inspired revolutionaries and progressives around the world. We cannot understate this victory and we cannot understate the central role women played. Women have always been in the struggle in Vietnam and often were at the forefront in the resistance against the French that culminated in Dien Bie Phu. Without the central and leading role of women, the fight for national liberation against the French would not have been victorious. Read the full article here: https://www.breakingthechainsmag.org/the-legacy-of-vietnamese-women-in-the-national-resistance-struggle/