unwomanly

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The inspiration is The Unwomanly Face Of War, the 1985 oral history of Soviet women’s wartime experiences by Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019

Early in “The Unwomanly Face of War,” Svetlana Alexievich’s harrowing and moving account of female Soviet soldiers during World War II, there is a scene where a group of female fighters arrives at the front.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2017

“The Unwomanly Face of War” began in the late 1970s, after she read a newspaper article about a female accountant retiring from a Minsk auto factory.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2017

On the other hand, Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II” is made up of conversations with women who have waited their entire lives to speak.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2017

"Most unbecoming," said I. "Unwomanly," said Trewlove, with a sudden contortion of the face; "unwomanly, sir!—but ah, how like a woman!"

From Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir