They passed out white feathers to such a degree that every white chook in Australia must have trembled with the cold...a few women concentrated on sending the feathers through the post; others, more honest, handed them to their victims and...often they made the mistake of handing a white feather to a young, fit-looking man in the streets only to learn that he was a hero, discharged with wounds too severe for him to be used again in battle.
~Patsy Adam Smith, Australian Women At War (1984)
What is the perspective of this source? How is the source reflecting the experiences of Australian women during WWI?
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