Eastern Europe in the 30's and 40's: what a time to be alive! One teen and two women defy gender expectations to participate in one of the greatest historical conflicts of the 20th century.

Irena https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/righteous-women/sendler.asp https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/irena-sendler http://www.pbs.org/program/irena-sendler/ https://www.ushmm.org/information/press/in-memoriam/irena-sendler-1910-2008

Zinaida & Yelena http://ww2awartobewon.com/wwii-articles/yelena-mazanik-avenger-belarus/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinaida_Portnova http://the-toast.net/2013/09/20/zinaida-portnova-young-avenger/