This week, Liz and Dakota look back at the female guerilla fighters of the Philippines and their efforts to expel the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII. Showing how women's roles are often overlooked in history, Liz and Dakota talk about the resistance movement, looking specifically at school teacher turned guerilla commander, Nieves Fernandez.
Episode Notes:
https://southseattleemerald.com/2016/03/26/31-days-of-revolutionary-women-27-nieves-fernandez/
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/nieves-fernandez-guerilla-wwii-a00293-20200915-lfrm
https://www.pacificatrocities.org/female-guerrillas.html
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/guest-bloggers/women-warriors-philippines-wwii.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieves_Fernandez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%9342)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_resistance_against_Japan
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