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The Woman Who Built Bridges Under Fire - Rosalind Franklin
Before her DNA work, Rosalind Franklin worked for British intelligence building bridges for the advancing Allied armies. She developed techniques to reinforce pontoon bridges with local materials. Her...
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The Australian Nurse Who Smuggled 65 POWs Out
Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of the Bangka Island Massacre. When Japanese executed 12 Australian nurses, she played dead in the water, then escaped. She spent 3 years in POW camps, secretly...
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The Sister Who Refused to Leave Her Patients
"68 days alone, 200 lives saved"
When Japanese forces approached the mission hospital in Manila in 1945, Sister Margaret Graham was given orders to evacuate with other foreign nationals. She refused. "These people need me more than a...
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