Mary de Galway O’Kelly
Belgian resistance operative during World War II
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Josephine Baker
World renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist are few of the titles used to describe Josephine Baker. One of the most successful African American performers in French history, Baker’s career illustrates the ways entertainers can use their platforms to change the world.
Ilse Stanley
Ilse (Intrator) Stanley was a German Jew who, working with a handful of people including Nazi Gestapo members of the Gestapo and other Jewish civilians, secured the release of 412 Jewish prisoners from Nazi concentration camps between 1936 and 1938, before the devastating events of Kristallnacht (November 9, 1938).
Lise de Baissac
Lise Marie Jeanette de Baissac MBE was an agent of the United Kingdom’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) clandestine organization in France during World War II.
Irena Sawicka
Irena Scheur-Sawicka was a Polish archaeologist, ethnographer, and educational and communist activist who joined the Polish Workers’ Party during World War II.
Irena Iłłakowicz
Irena Morzycka-Iłłakowicz was an intelligence agent and second lieutenant of Poland’s National Armed Forces, which fought against Nazi Germany and communist partisans during World War II.