On Monday September 27th, East Carolina University hosted guest speaker Laura Browder. Browder, the author of a new book titled When Janey Comes Marching Home: Portraits of Women Combat Veterans, came to discuss her book with students and faculty of ECU at the Wright Auditorium on central campus. Browder's book focuses on a diverse group of women in the war against Iraq and Afghanistan. The book shares the stories of these women through their own biographies. As Browder states in an interview with the University of North Carolina Press, "war photography has traditionally focused on men as heroes and aggressors, and on women and children as victims." Browder's book sets out to show its readers the way women in the army should be portrayed as opposed to the way they are portrayed today.
I personally am excited about Browder's book and her stance on women in the military. I think it is extremely important for people to remember that their are women out their risking their lives everyday just like the men. The media, of course, does a wonderful job of keeping these stories of female struggle, encouragement and perserverance out of our reach. I believe this book is a wonderful way to bring these stories to the lime light and remind people that soldier is a term that does not represent a person's gender.
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