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    Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics
    Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics
    Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics
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    Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics

    By Kathryn J. Atwood

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    A commemoration of brave yet largely forgotten women who served in the First World War

    In time for the 2014 centennial of the start of the Great War, this book brings to life the brave and often surprising exploits of 16 fascinating women from around the world who served their countries at a time when most of them didn't even have the right to vote. Readers meet 17-year-old Frenchwoman Emilienne Moreau, who assisted the Allies as a guide and set up a first-aid post in her home to attend to the wounded; Russian peasant Maria Bochkareva, who joined the Imperial Russian Army by securing the personal permission of Tsar Nicholas II, was twice wounded in battle and decorated for bravery, and created and led the all-women combat unit the “Women's Battalion of Death” on the eastern front; and American journalist Madeleine Zabriskie Doty, who risked her life to travel twice to Germany during the war in order to report back the truth, whatever the cost. These and other suspense-filled stories of brave girls and women are told through the use of engaging narrative, dialogue, direct quotes, and document and diary excerpts to lend authenticity and immediacy. Introductory material opens each section to provide solid historical context, and each profile includes informative sidebars and “Learn More” lists of relevant books and websites, making this a fabulous resource for students, teachers, parents, libraries, and homeschoolers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChicago Review Press
    Release dateJun 1, 2014
    ISBN9781613746899
    Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics

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      Most of the time when I read about war, I tend to read fictional accounts of WWII. But, sadly, war is war and no matter what timeframe you are reading about there will be horrific details and stories of heroic people who risked their lives to help others. Atwood's research shows that women were definitely prominent in saving the lives of numerous people during war-time and not just in a hospital or in the home. Numerous women took on the role of spies and resisters helping to hide soldiers or to move information across enemy lines to leak details of plans like to blow up the British tunnel. I think most people would be quite surprised at the level of danger many of these women put themselves in, much like their husbands, brothers, and fathers.Atwood covers each woman in a chapter consisting of just a few pages, telling the story of how she got involved in the war, her heroic deeds, and what happened to her after the war. Sadly, many of the women were arrested and sentenced to life in prison or to death. In fact, due to one of the women featured in the book, Edith Cavell, death sentences for women were no longer ordered. Her execution was remembered as one of inspiration for women because Cavell took her duties seriously and faced death with a "calm dignity". Stories like this were tragic but also proved that women, much like men, were willing to fight for their freedoms.This book sat on my shelf too long and I am so glad that I finally read it. It is definitely an inspiring look at history and the role women played in unexpected areas. Many of them could be an inspiration for a fictional novel based on the war. Since each chapter stands alone, it is a great book to keep in the car and read while waiting in the pick-up line at school or at the doctor's office.This book like her others about women heroes are written for middle school readers on up. Even though they are considered a young adult series, adults will appreciate the history and facts as well.
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      Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters. Soldiers. Spies and Medics by Kathryn J. Atwood is a gem of women’s history. The author’s writing style is plain and straight forward but it is the content that is outstanding! The author starts out with explaining some of the differences between WWI and WWII. WWI came to be partly because of a surge of nationalism and desire to grab territory not so much for humanitarian goals. I have read a lot about the role of women in WWII but I did not know that women poured in to fill the jobs for males as they did for WWII. These stories are real but they have an unbelievable quality to them. It is amazing to learn about women did for their countries, they were spies under very dangerous conditions and created innovations, and even fought for their country on the battlefield.This book is divided into sections for the different roles that women played during WWI : “Resisters and Spies”, Medical Personnel”, “Soldiers” and Journalists”. All were heroes. They risked their lives repeatedly to save lives. The execution of Edith Cavell, a very brave British nurse by German firing squad led to a political storm against Germany. One of the spies in this book, transported the private messages from the captured by having them written in lemon juice on her petticoat. When she got to the other side, the information was distributed to all the relatives of the captured. Elsie Inglis, a Scottish woman surgeon, she came up with the idea of a mobile hospital unit manned by women. Olive King, a daring Australian woman bought her own truck to use as ambulance. Those are just tidbits from a few of the chapters. At the end of each chapter, the author has listed “places to learn more”, usually books about the woman in the chapter. I am going through them to find books on my favorite women! I am recommending this book to two of my close friends so I definitely recommend this book to all women and men who want to learn more about the special ways that women were heroes in the WWI.I received this book from the publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way influenced my thoughts or feelings in my review.

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