Born: 8 November 1909, France
Died: 20 July 1989
Country most active: France
Also known as: Hedgehog
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Women in the French Resistance: Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, one of the most famous female resistants and the only woman to be made chef de résistance. She led one of the largest resistance networks, Alliance, which supplied more crucial intelligence to British and American Allied forces than any other. She was captured by the Nazis twice and managed to escape both times. She and her husband, a Free French fighter, Hubert Fourcade, helped return General de Gaulle to power in 1958. She published her memoirs, Noah’s Ark and was chairwoman of the Resistance Action Committee.