In
uniforms of short, open fronted jackets,
And
baggy trousers, the French Light Infantry,
Of
the Zouave - donned traditional sashes
And
oriental headgear, making a colourful sight,
As
they marched to fight – when among them
Was
found a female laundress, of 28 years
This
French woman - as reported by the Petit
Parisen,
Wore
the regiment’s colourful uniform.
Determined
she marched with men to Meaux,
Where
amid the company of the fighting regiment
This
woman equally used a rifle, firing at the enemy.
When
on discovery of her presence among men,
The
authorities sent this French laundress back
To
where she lived, despite her arguing protests,
Resuming
her daily work of laundry.
News
from Copenhagen announces,
That
eighty German women,
Have
published a manifesto - addressed
To
their fellow women,
Reminding
them that they are now living,
In
very serious times.
The
Manifesto instructs women's avoidance
Of
‘bad habits.’
Especially
in ‘dressing in the French demi-monde.’
And
the need,
To
‘behave nicely,’ ‘to be modest, sensitive, dignified.’
Even
to make themselves
'Respected
alike by friends and enemies.’
by
Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1914. Advice to German Women. The Daily Telegraph -
Special Sunday Edition, [online] 13 Sept. p.3. Col.6. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11077872/Daily-Telegraph-September-13-1914.html
[Accessed: 13th September 2014].
Anon.,1914. Warlike Laundress – In the Firing Line. The Daily Telegraph -
Special Sunday Edition, [online] 13 Sept. p.6. Col.1. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11077872/Daily-Telegraph-September-13-1914.html
[Accessed: 13th September 2014].
Mann, J., 2014. 100
years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 13
September 2014).
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