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Author, in presented article, was trying to draw attention to transformations in people's perception of term: chivalry. He proposed a thesis that, World War I brought on feminisation of the mentioned term. Also he listed number of examples attesting to “feminine chivalry”. Women, in mentioned period were acting mainly as: nurses, couriers, they were taking care of distributing the leaflets, sabotage or provision for army. By devoting themselves to the service for their country, those women deserved for adding chivalry, to many more noble attribute which already define them. Chivalry, which to that time was equated as a standard male attribute.