Marigold “Margot” McNeely, who warned British cities of German air attacks during World War II, died Sept. 12 in her Covington home. She was 98. For 30 years after the war, the Britain-born McNeely ...
In 1928, British author Virginia Woolf asked what women who knew what they wanted—to become creative artists—would need to pursue that goal. Her answer became the title of her celebrated 1929 book “A ...
Unrecorded in the history books and sworn to silence by the Official Secrets Act, dozens of UK women whose code-breaking work helped crack Nazi messages and shorten World War Two are now the focus of ...
On this day in aviation history, 86 years ago (June 28, 1939), the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was officially established in Britain. Formed by royal warrant of King George VI, the WAAF was ...
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Over the course of World War II, many women stepped out ...