I've never been asked my age or if I were married in a job interview. I get a hinky feeling about this whole thing, from what you've written, and I wouldn't pursue it any further if I were you.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.