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This paper a collection of lessons that examine the many roles that women played in the Vietnam War and the consequences of their experiences for individuals, governments, and military policies. The series begins with an exercise in which students read 16 statements and then try to decide:f they apply to U.S. women, Vietnamese women, or both. The lessons use poems from a collection written by women who served in Vietnam, excepts from the book "When Heaven and Earth Change Places " by Le Ly Hayslip, a Vietnamese woman who later became a naturalized U.S. citizen, and an interview with a woman who served as a soldier in the NLF (Viet Cong) movement. Questions are supplied to accompany poems from the book "Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. " Background information, a detailed lesson plan, suggested teaching procedures, handouts, and transparency masters are included. Objectives of the lessons include