'Straightforward, eye-opening, and invaluable collection. For theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be told - and the sooner the better. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewellery and furs and served as sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Gena survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating children about the Holocaust. Gena Turgel was a prisoner who worked in the hospital at Bergen-Belsen and cared for the young Anne Frank, who was dying of typhus. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. These are the women of World War II who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen-in and out of uniform. Despite their amazing accomplishments, they've gone mostly unheralded and unrewarded. These women who did extraordinary things didn't expect thanks and shied away from medals and recognition. The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line are the heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear about.
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