War widow
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In the broad sense, a war widow is a spouse who has become widowed as a direct consequence of any kind of warfare, including usual wars and guerilla warfare. This definition includes both widows of servicemen and of civilians.[1][2] For legal purposes one may distinguish the de-jure war widows, i.e., the ones who have legal grounds to claim the war-related widowhood, and de facto war widows.[1] In some jurisdictions, war widows may be legally defined as "the spouses of servicemen killed in action". These widows receive a special treatment, such as special widow's pensions or honors during military ceremonies.[3][4] In addition to personal experience, war widowhood has profound socio-demographic and economic effects on the society.[5]
Associations for war widows
[edit | edit source]- Army Wives Welfare Association
- War Widows Association, New Delhi
- War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW
- War Widows Association of Great Britain
See also
[edit | edit source]- American Civil War widows who survived into the 21st century
- Marriage with a deceased wife's sister
- War bride
- War children
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b The burden of war widows: gendered consequences of war and peace-building in Sri Lanka, Third World Quarterly, Volume 45, Issue 3, 2024, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Tamanna Edwards, War Widows: The Hidden Battles – The Journey of Rebuilding Life
- ^ Susan Blackburn, The Impact of Armed Conflict on Widowhood: Case Studies from Sri Lanka, Cambodia and East Timor, Asian Journal of Women's Studies, Vol. 16 No. 4, 2010 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Care of War Widows and Disabled Veterans after World War I, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Sebastian T. Braun, Jan Stuhler, Economic Consequences of War Widowhood: A Life-Cycle Perspective, 2023, also The Economic Consequences of Being Widowed by War: A Life-Cycle Perspective, Journal of Public Economics, 239 (2024), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).