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04290aam a22005178i 4500 001 F92AA862B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220401010114 008 211005s2022 meu db 000 0ceng 010 $a 2021048536 020 $a 143289532X 020 $a 9781432895327 (large print : hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1275368219 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 10 $a D810.W7 $b E34 2022 082 00 $a 940.54082 $2 23/eng/20211012 100 1 $a Eder, Mari K., $e author. 245 14 $a The girls who stepped out of line : $b untold stories of the women who changed the course of World War II / $c by Major Mari K. Eder, U.S. Army, Retired. 246 30 $a Untold stories of the women who changed the course of World War II 250 $a Large print edition. 260 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company Gale Cengage Learning, $c 2022. 263 $a 2202 300 $a pages (large print) ; $c cm. 500 $a "The text of this large print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII--in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line are the heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear about. These women who did extraordinary things didn't expect thanks and shied away from medals and recognition. Despite their amazing accomplishments, they've gone mostly unheralded and unrewarded. No longer. These are the women of World War II who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen--in and out of uniform. Young Hilda Eisen was captured twice by the Nazis and twice escaped, going on to fight with the Resistance in Poland. Determined to survive, she and her husband later emigrated to the U.S. where they became entrepreneurs and successful business leaders. Ola Mildred Rexroat was the only Native American woman pilot to serve with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in World War II. She persisted against all odds--to earn her silver wings and fly, helping train other pilots and gunners. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters and opera buffs who smuggled Jews out of Germany, often wearing their jewelry and furs, to help with their finances. They served as sponsors for refugees, and established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Alice Marble was a grand-slam winning tennis star who found her own path to serve during the war--she was an editor with Wonder Woman comics, played tennis exhibitions for the troops, and undertook a dangerous undercover mission to expose Nazi theft. After the war she was instrumental in desegregating women's professional tennis. Others also stepped out of line--as cartographers, spies, combat nurses, and troop commanders. Retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be told--and the sooner the better. For theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Office of Strategic Services $x Officials and employees $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Women $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Refugees $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, Female. 650 0 $a Heroes $v Biography. 650 0 $a Large type books. 651 0 $a United States $x Women $x Women $v Biography. 941 $a 8 945 $a lpt 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611012815.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20240604013131.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409042014.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20240209010054.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012031310.0 952 $l BSPB851 $d 20230516010453.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20220610010220.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220401030442.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F92AA862B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search