Lepa Radic was just a 17-year-old Yugoslavian girl when she was hanged by the Nazis for being a Partisan in 1943. This extraordinarily brave girl had joined the Yugoslav Partisans in the fight against their Nazi oppressors in World War II, and taken on the most dangerous assignments. What turn of events lead to herContinue reading “Lepa Radic, Teenage Resistance Partisan was Executed by the Nazis”
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The Forgotten Ride of America’s “Female” Paul Revere
Most Americans have heard the tale of Paul Revere and his famous Midnight Ride, shouting “The British are Coming!” But I’ll wager you’ve never heard of the equally heroic “female Paul Revere,” named Sibbell Ludington. Her trip was 2 years later in 1777, twice as long as Revere’s, and she was only a 16 yearContinue reading “The Forgotten Ride of America’s “Female” Paul Revere”
Irena Sendler, Holocaust Heroine, saved more than Schindler’s List
Many acts of courage and decency took place during the World War II Jewish Holocaust by brave and compassionate people. Irena Sendlar was one of its greatest heroes.
Jeanne Baret, the First Woman to Circle the Globe
Who was the first woman to circle the globe? Surely someone of wealth and stature, who sailed with her father or husband? Not quite. French peasant Jeanne Baret sailed the world on France’s circumnavigation expedition from 1766 to 1769.