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Women of WWII
Iris Carpenter
http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWcarpenterI.htm
During WW2 she joined Daily Herald and wrote about the Blitz in London.(Spartacus-Educational.com) When she was refused permission to cover the war in Europe, she moved to the United States and became a war correspondent with The Boston Globe.(Spartacus-Educational.com)
Denise Jacob
http://spartacus-educational.com/FRjacob.htm
As the Italians were less anti-Semitic than the German Army(Spartacus-Educational.com) , many Jews sought refuge in the area. Denise helped them find safe places to stay and in June 1943(Spartacus-Educational.com) she moved to Lyon to join the French Resistance.(Spartacus-Educational.com)
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