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. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later
became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of
radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. Gena
Turgel was a prisoner who worked in the hospital at Bergen-Belsen
and cared for the young Anne Frank, who was dying of typhus. Gena
survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating
children about the Holocaust. Ida and Louise Cook were British
sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewelry and furs and served as
sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing
for immigrant families in London. 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.
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