PinnedLynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesHow France’s Top Woman Spy Escaped from the Nazis—Part 1On a hot, sultry night in July 1944, the head of the most important Allied spy network in occupied France lay on a jail-cell cot and…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesHow France’s Top Woman Spy Escaped from the Nazis—Part 2On Boulevard des Poilus — the sun-dappled, tree-lined street in Aix-en Provence where the former Miollis army barracks is located — lycée…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesDiane Nash, Forgotten Civil Rights HeroLargely forgotten today, Diane Nash, a former beauty queen with the delicate features of a porcelain doll, was arguably the most daring…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesDuchess of Atholl, Outspoken Critic of Chamberlain, Self-Proclaimed Crusader Against International…In May 1940, thanks to a group of anti-appeasement British members of Parliament, Neville Chamberlain was ousted as prime minister and…May 14, 2022May 14, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesQueen Wilhelmina, Heart and Soul of the Dutch ResistanceAs ruler of the Netherlands for more than fifty years, Queen Wilhelmina was hardly an unknown figure in her country or the world. But the…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesAndrée de Jongh, Top Resistance Leader and Creator of the Largest Escape Line in Occupied EuropeWhen Belgium was occupied by Germany in May 1940, the father of Andrée de Jongh burst into tears. His daughter, a 23-year-old graphic…May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesJeannie Rousseau, World War II Spy and a Leader of the French ResistanceWhen the Nazis occupied France in 1940, 21-year-old Jeannie Rousseau had just graduated at the top of her class from Paris’s most elite…May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesMarie-Madeleine Fourcade, the Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy NetworkIn 1941. Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, a 31-year-old Frenchwoman born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Lynne OlsoninUnsung HeroesUnsung Heroes: Forgotten Women Who Changed HistoryBefore the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 27-year-old Darya Vasylchenko worked in public relations for the Kyiv city government. She is now a…Apr 24, 2022Apr 24, 2022