I recently came across this WWI online exhibition on the Auckland Libraries website (which also takes physical form at the Central City library) which was very informative and interesting. Of special interest to me were, of course, documents and other ephemera related to women. 

This British poster from from 1917 targets women to encourage their husbands, sons and brothers to fight by reinforcing the idea that men are not worthy unless they are willing to fight for their country. 

...

It is only now that I realise how quickly this year has unravelled before me, as I approach spring and exams and the end of high school. The trip has been the pinnacle point of my year, no doubt, and now I understand why the months preluding this trip passed me by with such uneasy rapidity; the impending trip lingering in the not-so-distant future. While I was in France, time stood still for a few technicolour moments, and I froze in awe of my fortune of being part of something important, in a...

Salut, 

I've been trying to get ahead with my research by booking a librarian to guide me through the myriad of sources available at the Auckland Central City, however, my appointments have been rescheduled a few times for several reasons. I should be able to finally do this in the weekend. My next step is to look through the primary and secondary sources that I can find to grasp a better understanding of the lives of these Marie Marvingt and Ettie Rout and the difficulties they faced as brave...

Dans mon dernier billet de blog, j’ai présenté Ettie Rout, la femme remarquable de la Nouvelle-Zélande, qui a établi le New Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood, une organisation qui a envoyé nos femmes en Egypte pour fournir les soins pour nos soldats. Là-bas, elle a découvert la prévalence de la maladie vénérienne parmi nos soldats et ensuite, elle a mené une campagne pour des mesures pour réduire ce taux élevé. Sa dévotion à nos soldats la fait une héroïne de guerre de la Nouvelle-Zélande.

I...

Qu’est-ce que vous associez avec la guerre ?
J’ai demandé cette question à plusieurs personnes sur Facebook et j’ai reçu ces réponses:
Le mort, les soldats, les hommes se battant, les jeunes, le patriotisme, les hommes.

We think of our men, our boys, barely 18, saying farewell to their families as they sail off to fight for their country. We think of loyalty, camaraderie, brotherhood. We think of blood, violence, the fragility of human life. We think of the creators of war, the men behind the...