Why receiving a white feather during WWI embarrassed a generation of young men - History Skills
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The White Feather Movement was a controversial and highly symbolic campaign that emerged during World War I. It was a phenomenon that saw women handing out white feathers to men who were not in uniform, symbolizing cowardice and an attempt to shame them into enlisting.
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