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1 10, 2024

Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines—Diana Rowden: Part 5

By |2024-10-01T11:35:15+10:00Oct 1, 2024|1 Comment

Diana Hope Rowden had a privileged background. Born in London in 1915 she spent her early years at Cap Ferrat and the Italian Riviera where her mother rented a villa and yacht. Coincidentally, the yacht was named the Fearless One, it was a name that would later describe Diana perfectly. After boarding school in England, she returned to France with her mother, embarking on a career in journalism at the Sorbonne.

21 08, 2024

Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines—Nancy Wake: Part 4

By |2024-09-23T09:17:43+10:00Aug 21, 2024|0 Comments

Nancy Wake was the most decorated servicewoman of World War II, and one of the most wanted agents in France. Awarded the France Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the French Foreign Legion d’Honneur and awarded the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association Badge in Gold.

13 03, 2024

WWII Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines – Part 1

By |2024-08-19T10:01:54+10:00Mar 13, 2024|0 Comments

Violette Szabo and other female agents were sent to France by F Section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII. F Section (French Section), part of SOE, set up as a clandestine organization “to set Europe ablaze”, as Winston Churchill once said.

1 02, 2024

Great Women of France: 18th and 19th centuries – Part 2

By |2024-02-14T10:58:05+11:00Feb 1, 2024|0 Comments

The 'salons' of 17th and 18th century France are sometimes called “the cradle of the French Revolution.” Salons were discussions among a group of carefully selected nobles and intellectuals, typically organized by women called salonnières.

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