Women's History Research Center records

The article discusses how many children of President Nixon’s cabinet members opposed the Vietnam War, even though their parents publicly supported it. While none of the cabinet officials’ children were outspoken radicals, several participated in peace marches or criticized U.S. war policies. The story highlights a clear generation gap, showing how the younger generation—even among political elites—questioned their parents’ views on the war.

The flyer calls for women across the U.S. to unite and participate in antiwar demonstrations on April 24, 1971, in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. It emphasizes women’s long-standing leadership in social change movements and argues that the Vietnam War slaughters innocents and also prevents women from achieving equality and control over their lives.

The flyer calls on women across the United States to unite and protest the Vietnam War. It argues that the war has caused immense destruction abroad and deepened social and racial inequalities at home, especially harming working-class and minority communities. The flyer urges women to reject government lies, fight for peace and equality, and join together to “defend the right to live” by marching on the Pentagon. 

This article describes how police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, shot and injured three student protesters from the University of New Mexico during an antiwar demonstration. The protest began as a peaceful march but escalated when students blocked an interstate highway, leading police to use tear gas and later open fire. Witnesses reported chaos and confusion as the crowd scattered, and the injured students were taken to the hospital in critical condition.

American singer Joan Baez, who was active in the antiwar movement, traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam, in December of 1972, where she performed for a small group of American prisoners of war. It was a controversial act not approved of by the U.S. government. Some Americans criticized her for performing in North Vietnam at all, arguing that her presence there could be seen as supporting the enemy or being used for propaganda by the North Vietnamese government.

This article describes how singer Carol Feraci protested the Vietnam War during a White House performance for President Nixon. While performing with the Ray Conniff Singers, she held up a sign reading “Stop the killing” and directly urged the president to end the bombing in Vietnam. Her bold protest shocked many guests and drew mixed reactions.

Viorst was an American writer, journalist, and poet. She writes about why she chose to be arrested during an antiwar protest against the Vietnam War. She describes her decade-long journey from peaceful marches to an act of civil disobedience, emphasizing her moral struggle with breaking the law for a cause she believed was just.

The article is an interview with two women from the People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) of South Vietnam (also known as the Viet Cong). They describe how women's roles changed through the war and how women often proved themselves as capable as men in leadership and combat. The women also explain the heavy toll of the war on families, the destruction of villages, and how Vietnamese women worked together to survive bombings, protect children, and maintain community life under devastating conditions.

The article tells the story of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a young Vietnamese girl who was badly burned by napalm during a misdirected bombing in her village of Trang Bang. After months of treatment, she returned home to find her house destroyed and her family struggling to rebuild their lives amid ongoing war.

The article reports that South Vietnam released female Viet Cong prisoners who had been captured during combat and held for years in prisoner of war camps. These women, along with other North Vietnamese prisoners, were exchanged as part of a large prisoner swap following the Paris Accord cease-fire agreements in January of 1973.