Women in the Algerian War

The Algerian War took place between the years of 1954 and 1962. This was a war of independence of Algeria from France. This war is also considered a civil war in Algeria due to the fighting that took place in the different communities that are housed in Algeria. The fighting took place in Algeria and was fought between the French and the Algerian National Liberation Front, or the FLN. The conflict fueled a political crisis in France leading to the fall of the Fourth Republic and the institution of the Fifth Republic with Charles de Gaulle acting as president of France. Over time, the people of France began to support the people of Algeria in their quest for independence as well as the Unites States and the United Nations. The fighting waged for several years before finally ending in 1962 with the independence of Algeria. After the war ended, many Algerian people who supported France in the War went to France as refugees, fearing the repercussions they would face from the FLN.

Women in the Algerian worked in a variety of positions. Women worked as combatants for the FLN, many of them worked with bombs, participating in the Milk Bar Cafe in 1956. Women also worked as nurses as well as fundraisers, cooks, and spies.