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Author Eder, Mari K., author

Title The girls who stepped out of line : untold stories of the women who changed the course of World War II / Major General Mari K. Eder, U.S. Army, Retired

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  OFFSITE 940.531 E22g 2021    AVAILABLE  
 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  940.53.E22g    AVAILABLE  
 UMFK Stacks  D810.W7 E34 2021    AVAILABLE  
Phys Descr 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note BPL: Given in memory of Professor Melvin Gershman.
Includes bibliographical references
Summary "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII-in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. 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. Gena survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating children about the Holocaust. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewelry and furs and served as sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be told-and the sooner the better. For theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come"-- Provided by publisher
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Biography
United States -- Armed Forces -- Women -- Biography
United States. Office of Strategic Services -- Officials and employees -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
Heroes -- Biography
Alt Title Untold stories of the women who changed the course of World War II
Other Form Online version: Eder, Mari K., Girls who stepped out of line Naperville : Sourcebooks, [2021] 9781728230931 (DLC) 2021001193
OCLC # 1179259887
ISBN # 9781728230924
1728230926
9781728242729
172824272X