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1 online resource |
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Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Contents |
Resisters and spies. Edith Cavell: "Patriotism is not enough" ; Louis Thuliez: "Because I am a Frenchwoman" ; Emilienne Moreau: the teen who became a national symbol ; Gabrielle Petit: feisty patriot ; Marthe Cnockaert: nurse for the Germans, spy for the Belgians ; Louise de Bettignies: intelligence organizer extraordinaire -- Medical personnel. Elsie Inglis: surgeon and hospital founder ; Olive King: adventurous ambulance driver ; Helena Gleichen: x-ray expert on the Italian front ; Shirley Millard: nurse armed with enthusiasm -- Soldiers. Maria Bochkareva: women's battalion of death ; Flora Sandes: "Remember you're a soldier" ; Marina Yurlova: "I'm a Cossack!" ; Ecaterina Teodoroiu: lieutenant girl -- Journalists. Mary Roberts Rinehart: mystery writer on the Western Front ; Madeleine Zabriskie Doty: "Germany is no place for a woman." |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Europe -- Participation, Female
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Europe -- Biography
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World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Participation, Female
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States -- Biography
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Women.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Europe -- History.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- Europe.
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Military participation -- Female
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Women
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Europe
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781613746875 |
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1613746873 |
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9781613746899 |
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161374689X |
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