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WOMEN LIKE MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER WERE A VERY PART OF HISTORY (article)
by Lesley Coffin, The Mary Sue
"Despite General MacArthur telling the press the women serving in the Army, Navy, and Air Force were "my best soldiers" because they worked harder, complained less, and were better disciplined, they still faced criticism from those in and out of the Army."
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ELSA LESSARD [1912- ]
WWII - The Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRENS)
A Real Life Peggy Carter, A Real Life Hero for Women, by Catherine Grand
"Women always supported their countries in the time of war, and they don't get medals," -Elsa Lessard
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LOIS ANDERSON (Rasmussen) [1919-2000]
WWII - U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
Navy Nurse Corp. by Allison Veselka, Assistant at the Barnes County Museum in Valley City, North Dakota
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NANCY WAKE [1912-2011]
WWII - British Agent, Special Operations Executive (SOE)
Guerrilla Fighter, reprinted from: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29219
"It was much easier for us, you know, to travel all over France. A woman could get out of a lot of trouble that a man could not." -Nancy Wake
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ELIZABETH "BETTY WALL" STROHFUS [1919-2016]
WWII - U.S. Women's Army Service Pilots
Elizabeth "Betty Wall" Strohfus, WASP Class 44-1, reprinted from Fly Girls (Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/Flygirlstheseries/posts/1117232881637480
"It reminded me how I used to give the guys a good scaring. They didn't expect to see a female pilot, let alone a female instructor going that fast." - Betty Wall
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SUSAN TRAVERS [1909-2003]
WWII - French Foreign Legion, Nurse, Ambulance Driver
French Foreign Legionnaire, reprinted from: http:// mentalfloss.com/article/29219
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WOMEN IN WAR: The Real-life Agent Carters
Non-FictionRank #353 in NON FICTION As a salute to all the many women who fought in World War II, at home, in secret, in the service, we give you this collection of stories of real-life women. Like Agent Peggy Carter, too often their sacrifice and service was...
