A review by micasreads
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II by Mari Eder

5.0

 

Author: Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder (Ret) 

Narrator: Bernadette Dun 

Started: September 5, 2024 

Finished: September 5, 2024 

Format: Audio 

Genre: Non-Fiction 

 

This stories of fifteen mostly unknown women who stepped up when we needed them most. The men of the Greatest Generation are often discussed but the women are left in the shadows. This book runs the gamut from Liane B. Russel, who discovered the effects of radiation on embryos to Gena Turgel, a prisoner at Bergen-Belsen who cared for Anne Frank in her last days. 

 

Women's roles in history are often forgotten and Maj. Gen. Eder decided it was time the world knew their stories. This book was well-written, well-researched, and well-narrated. Some so many women played important roles during the 1940s and 1950s that history books never mentioned. I loved each woman's story and found myself researching them to learn more. This is a must-read for any history buff.