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.
