“Women, like men should try to do the impossible and when they fail, their failure should

be a challenge to others,” that was said by Amelia Earhart. Women had as much impact as the

men in World War 2. There are so many women who sacrificed their live during this time, but

the main women who caught my attention because of what they did were Mary Wilson, Virginia

Hall, Ruby Bradley and Reba Z Whittle. Well known for what they did, these ladies have made

history and made more women to be proud to be one.

First off, Mary Wilson was one of the reasons why this was the greatest generation.

When she was only 16, she started working in a laundry to support her family but was later fired

because she was too young. So her mother …show more content…
Hall helped train three battalions of Resistance forces to wage guerrilla warfare

against the Germans and kept up a stream of valuable reporting until Allied troops overtook her

small band in September. (Cate Lineberry)

Women like Reba Z Whittle, inspire others to become brave and want to do the

impossible. She became the only American military female prisoner of war in the European

Theater. After Reba and her crew were caught by the Germans, they were kept in one the

concentration camps. She was badly injured yet she still helped her crew escape the camp

(Patrick Bethany).

Secondly, Reba was the only nurse in that time. So she was risking her life for other not

just by helping them escape but also by helping the soldiers who were injured and hurt. They

failed trying to escape. Whittle was permanently separated from her crew. Throughout her

imprisonment, Reba was sent to one POW hospital after another to help treat other POW

patients. Reba whittle was the nurse who would come out to help the soldier when they got

injured but while the war is still going on, so like bombs were still being thrown and guns