The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II Mari Eder

The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II

Author: Mari Eder
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Book Title
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II
Author
Mari Eder
ISBN
9781728230924
For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, 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.The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line are the heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear about. These women who did extraordinary things didn't expect thanks and shied away from medals and recognition. Despite their amazing accomplishments, they've gone mostly unheralded and unrewarded. No longer. These are the women of World War II who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen--in and out of uniform.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.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Mari EderPublisher: SourcebooksPublished: 08/03/2021ISBN: 9781728230924Pages: 400Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.50dReview Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2021 pg. 68Publishers Weekly 04/12/2021Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2021Booklist 06/01/2021 pg. 24Library Journal 06/18/2021 pg. 1

For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, 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.

The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line are the heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear about. These women who did extraordinary things didn't expect thanks and shied away from medals and recognition. Despite their amazing accomplishments, they've gone mostly unheralded and unrewarded. No longer. These are the women of World War II who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen--in and out of uniform.

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.



Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Mari Eder
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 08/03/2021
ISBN: 9781728230924
Pages: 400
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.50d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2021 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 04/12/2021
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2021
Booklist 06/01/2021 pg. 24
Library Journal 06/18/2021 pg. 1

For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, 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.

The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line are the heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear about. These women who did extraordinary things didn't expect thanks and shied away from medals and recognition. Despite their amazing accomplishments, they've gone mostly unheralded and unrewarded. No longer. These are the women of World War II who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen--in and out of uniform.

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.



Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Mari Eder
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 08/03/2021
ISBN: 9781728230924
Pages: 400
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.50d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2021 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 04/12/2021
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2021
Booklist 06/01/2021 pg. 24
Library Journal 06/18/2021 pg. 1