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Title: The Vietnam Women's Memorial (Cornerstones of Freedom) by Deborah Kent ISBN: 0-516-06698-6 Publisher: Scholastic Library Pub Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.50

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Summary: The story behind the Vietnam Women's Memorial
Comment: I have to admit I was surprised there was a volume in the Cornerstones of Freedom series devoted to the Vietnam Women's Memorial, but in reading Deborah Kent's account of the monument and the women it honors, it becomes clear that there was as much controversy behind this memorial as there was for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I certainly remember how the winning design of the black wall with the names of those who died inscribed on them was roundly dismissed and it only turned out to be the genesis of more cathartic responses by people touched by the Vietnam War than everything else combined. More recently there was the controversy over the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, which shows FDR in his wheelchair. So it is clear from both those examples and the story related in this volume that the government never could appreciate a good idea.

The first part of "The Vietnam Women's Memorial" tells about the service of American women during the war. We are then introduced to Diane Carlson, who arrived in Vietnam in 1968. Readers might think that she is a representative of all those women who served in Vietnam, but it turns out Carlson was one of the prime movers behind the efforts to get the Vietnam Women's Memorial built. The second part of the book tells of that effort including the various bureaucratic hoops that had to be jumped through and the efforts to come up with an acceptable statue for the memorial. The section when artist Glenna Goodacre explains about the final design, which emphasizes compassion, anxiety, fatigue, and dedication, is fascinating. Kent does an admirable job on both parts of the book and I found myself engrossed from start to finish. It is also nice to know there is something more to honor the women who served in Vietnam than reruns of "China Beach," great as those were.