
"Bullets, Braids, and Raids: Women in the Allied Resistance"
Throughout World War II there were various resistance movements that sprung up all across Europe, working towards Nazi liberation. In places such as France, Holland, and even among the Jewish population of Poland, a significant number of these resistance fighters were women who, unable to join the war front, enlisted instead in resistance forces. The experiences of women throughout the resistance movement across Europe, though varying in operations and results, can be used to show the wider contexts that not only allowed women to take these roles, but flourish into them almost seamlessly as the war continued. This essay will work to analyze the larger societal, educational, and political movements taking place throughout Europe that allowed these women to be successful in their exploits by showcasing different circumstances and cultures from all sides of the war.