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Virginia Hall was a disabled amputee who became a spy. She was instrumental in setting up a resistance network in France, and gave the Allies intel leading to Normandy

Disabled women in history: Virginia Hall the WWII Spy

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May 1940 Her hip screamed with pain from continually pressing down on the clutch with her prosthetic foot, but she knew she couldn’t stop. Evacuees crowded the roads as the bombs flew all around. There were death and suffering everywhere. But American and disabled woman Virginia Hall was not about to give up.  Virginia Hall:…Continue reading Disabled women in history: Virginia Hall the WWII Spy