What will you remember? (another part of the "new year" blog)

Yesterday in class we had a discussion about "herstory." Almost exclusively, history has been written by and about men, because women were not equal and for the most part were not considered to have an important role in history. It is my opinion that in the further past, in almost ancient times, women really did not have a very important role in wars, major political issues, or other events defined by history. However, I think that the woman's view of history is always important, especially if her life is restricted to domesticity. I think that the true effects of a war are not seen on the battlefront, rather they are seen in a home, in civilian life.

America is currently at war, but because it is so far away, its an easy fact to forget if you aren't very close to someone off fighting, or if you don't often read the news on a daily basis. So in the future, when this war has ended, will you remember the battlefronts-- the bombers and terrorists, and things half way across the world, or will you remember what daily life? And which is more important-- something that effects very closely the minority, that is to say, those fighting, or its effects on the majority, safe and sound at home?