Famous women from WW1
Edith Cavell
Edith Cavell was a nurse and patriot. She helped around 200 allied soldiers
escape from German-occupied Belgium during WW1, and later was arrested for it. Edith quoted "I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved". She is also said to be an 'influential pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium'.
Edith Cavell was a nurse and patriot. She helped around 200 allied soldiers
escape from German-occupied Belgium during WW1, and later was arrested for it. Edith quoted "I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved". She is also said to be an 'influential pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium'.
Mildred Aldrich
Mildred was born in 1853 in Providence, Rhode Island. She started her career as
a journalist she wrote articles in newspapers, edited magazines and wrote home journals. Later in her life she retired in Paris she wrote to her friends about the war and wrote journals entries about the war. Then she decide to write books based on her journals entries and letters about the war. She wrote four books her first book called 'A hilltop on the Marne (published in 1915) did quite well in the U.S and sold a lot of copies. After that she wrote book 'On the Edge of the War Zone' (1917), Then 'The Peak of the Load' (1918) finishing with 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' (1919). In 1922 she was awarded thr Legion if honour by the French because hte French government believed that her books helped persaude the US government to declare war on Germany.
Mildred was born in 1853 in Providence, Rhode Island. She started her career as
a journalist she wrote articles in newspapers, edited magazines and wrote home journals. Later in her life she retired in Paris she wrote to her friends about the war and wrote journals entries about the war. Then she decide to write books based on her journals entries and letters about the war. She wrote four books her first book called 'A hilltop on the Marne (published in 1915) did quite well in the U.S and sold a lot of copies. After that she wrote book 'On the Edge of the War Zone' (1917), Then 'The Peak of the Load' (1918) finishing with 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' (1919). In 1922 she was awarded thr Legion if honour by the French because hte French government believed that her books helped persaude the US government to declare war on Germany.
Maria Bochkareva
Maria was born in Russia in 1889 and came from a poor family. She first worked as a labourer on a construction site then on a steamship then in 1914 she joined the 25th Reserve Battalion of the Russian Army. Many men also in the Russian army laughed at her but later they respected her. In the next three years she got three medals for bravery and was wounded twice. Maria wanted to set up a women's battalion in May 1917 she persuaded the Russian country leaded for her to do so. She got over 2,000 women to join the Women's Battalion but her strict rule brought this figure to around 250 and Maria brought her Battalion to the Austrian front.
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Maria was born in Russia in 1889 and came from a poor family. She first worked as a labourer on a construction site then on a steamship then in 1914 she joined the 25th Reserve Battalion of the Russian Army. Many men also in the Russian army laughed at her but later they respected her. In the next three years she got three medals for bravery and was wounded twice. Maria wanted to set up a women's battalion in May 1917 she persuaded the Russian country leaded for her to do so. She got over 2,000 women to join the Women's Battalion but her strict rule brought this figure to around 250 and Maria brought her Battalion to the Austrian front.
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