Women Heroes of World War I
16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
A commemoration of brave yet largely forgotten women who served in World War I.
Series: Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)
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."
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Europe -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Europe -- Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Europe -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Europe -- Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States -- Biography.
Target Audience: 1210L
ISBN:
9781613746868 (cloth)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T HISTORY Atw | Ballentine Indoors | Teen Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index.