Former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh has donated more than 800 objects, mostly photographs, to the Vietnamese Women's Museum.
Theyinclude 70 photos taken when Binh was in the war zone during theAmerican War, 500 during her diplomatic activities, 100 when she servedas the Minister of Education and Vice President of Vietnam, 64 togetherwith women and children and more than 40 personal photos with her familyand relatives.
She also donated many hand-written letters thather family and friends sent to her when she was on business abroad andparticipating in the resistance war. The letters express the nostalgiaand sentiment of her father, husband and daughter when she was far fromhome.
Visitors to the museum will also get to see objectsrelating to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, which she joined on behalfof the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam.
Binhwas born as Nguyen Chau Sa in 1927 in the southern province of DongThap. She was the only woman who signed the Paris Peace Accords, anagreement that aimed to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam. From1945 to 1951, she took part in various intellectual movements againstthe French colonists. The National Assembly elected her twice to theposition of Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for theterms 1992-97 and 1997-2002.
"Seeing these photos and letters, Iremember the difficult time with many obstacles. Some of them seemed tobe impossible to overcome. They were historical milestones for thecountry," she said.
Binh also hoped that the museum would introduce the objects effectively.
"Ihope that the museum doesn't only feature me and my career but reflectsimages of Vietnamese women who were diligent and hard-working duringthe war, who sacrificed themselves for the country and always believedin victory."-VNA
Theyinclude 70 photos taken when Binh was in the war zone during theAmerican War, 500 during her diplomatic activities, 100 when she servedas the Minister of Education and Vice President of Vietnam, 64 togetherwith women and children and more than 40 personal photos with her familyand relatives.
She also donated many hand-written letters thather family and friends sent to her when she was on business abroad andparticipating in the resistance war. The letters express the nostalgiaand sentiment of her father, husband and daughter when she was far fromhome.
Visitors to the museum will also get to see objectsrelating to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, which she joined on behalfof the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam.
Binhwas born as Nguyen Chau Sa in 1927 in the southern province of DongThap. She was the only woman who signed the Paris Peace Accords, anagreement that aimed to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam. From1945 to 1951, she took part in various intellectual movements againstthe French colonists. The National Assembly elected her twice to theposition of Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for theterms 1992-97 and 1997-2002.
"Seeing these photos and letters, Iremember the difficult time with many obstacles. Some of them seemed tobe impossible to overcome. They were historical milestones for thecountry," she said.
Binh also hoped that the museum would introduce the objects effectively.
"Ihope that the museum doesn't only feature me and my career but reflectsimages of Vietnamese women who were diligent and hard-working duringthe war, who sacrificed themselves for the country and always believedin victory."-VNA
