Abstract
As in the rest of the world, including the West, the history of Việt Nam is no exception to a masculine writing of history, where women have been so few of its actors and authors. While the image of the female warrior runs through Vietnamese history (and streets), from the mythical figures of the Trưng sisters to the revolutionary Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, political power has remained the prerogative of men, leaving women to manage the family economy and pass on traditional values. This lesson is an attempt to reread the history of Việt Nam in feminine terms, questioning possible alternative sources and methods to bring out other facets of history. Through the prism of ego-history, I will also evoke my personal journey as a historian working on cultural and social history, and relate how I came to choose women as an object of study, and more specifically to reflect on the plural identities of Vietnamese women.
