Murphy, Ffion, and Nile, Richard (2017) Writing silence: grieving mothers and the literature of war. In: Das, Devaleena, and Dasgupta, Sanjukta, (eds.) Claiming Spaces: Australian Women's Writing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 37-59.

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Abstract

[Extract] An order to be silent was issued by Australian authorities under the provisions of the 1914/1915 War Precautions Act to prevent Adela Pankhurst, Cecilia John and like-minded women from singing in public "I didn't raise any boy to be a soldier" .1 Originally released in the United States, the song was performed by peace activists throughout much of the English-speaking world. It reappeared in the 1960s and 1970s in the repertoire of the anti-Vietnam-war and moratorium movements, and seems to have found expression in John Lennon's "I don't want to be a soldier mama" from the Imagine album. During the Great War, "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier" became the anthem of several women's organisations and the signature tune of Australia's Women's Peace Army-until performances were banned because they were con¬sidered "prejudicial to recruiting":2

Item ID:	46038
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-3-319-50399-8
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2018 23:42
FoR Codes:	47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4705 Literary studies > 470502 Australian literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature) @ 75% 43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4303 Historical studies > 430302 Australian history @ 25%
SEO Codes:	95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950503 Understanding Australias Past @ 100%
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