We have an admitted fixation on women who are spies. This episode focuses on women in WW2 who put it all on the line to fight fascism…and defeat Nazis. Not all of these women were spies, but some were. Some of these women are decorated heroines. Some were executed. Some had to keep their achievements a secret for many years. Some were very young. All of them were absolute badasses!
Ever heard of Ravensbrück? It was one of the largest women’s concentration camps and neither of us had ever heard of it!! Well now we have and so have you!
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ravensbrueck
**(CW: this episode briefly discusses rape as a weapon of war)
Below are the other episodes where we discuss women who were mostly non military that furthered the cause via spying, tricking, and dangerous things having pockets… be inspired ;)
Ep 20 - Spies Like Us
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZzV5EfTuBIbpBVUZyF9MW
Ep 26 - Spy Bitches of the Revolution
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jyo0DubkDKCF1Ss6aRLub
Ep 50 - Civil War Lady Spies
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PWDqYDkqpF9gUMNul67YG
Ep 70 - The Hidden Women of the Revolutionary War
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Hqq6syGSlNThDawnw972v
Ep 71 - Women of the French Revolution - they weren’t just at home making cheese, Pierre!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RDIiwR85fm6xzrTk1zk0P
Ep 88 - the Real Housewives of the Revolution
https://open.spotify.com/episode/46AK34dMhC8RvW5fzLy3JR
Ep 95 - the Ladies Behind the Plot that Tricked Hitler
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13ftY6LstQXmnBIxe1cxPP
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