Betty Lussier
OSS intelligence agent during World War II
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Betty Jeffrey
Agnes Betty Jeffrey was a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service when she was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942.
Barbara Lauwers
Corporal in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during WWII and Bronze Star recipient whose work led to the defection of 600 soldiers from behind Italian lines.
Jo Ann Hardesty
One of the first women to serve onboard Navy ships, activist and politician
Farnaz Fassihi
Iranian-American journalist who, for over 20 years, has covered all sorts of wars and uprisings across the Middle East, in places like Iran, Afghanistan, Israel, the West Bank, Turkey, Syria, and more. She is the United Nations Bureau chief for the New York Times and was a senior writer and war correspondent for the Wall Street Journal for 17 years, based in the Middle East.
Marlisa L Smith
US National Security Agency Chief of Staff
Jacqueline K Van Landingham
She was one of the first African Americans at the CIA to lose her life in service to her country.
René Shadbolt
New Zealand civilian and military nurse, hospital matron and political activist
Ida Willis
New Zealand civilian and military nurse, hospital inspector and matron
Mabel Thurston
One of the few women to hold a prominent senior position in the New Zealand army during the First World War