“From the greatest darkness... there is light.”
In researching my book, The Light Over London, I was continually amazed at the many—often unsung—ways British women contributed during World War II and helped win the war. As I kept reading about these ordinary women rising to the challenge and doing extraordinary things, I realized I wanted to tell their stories.
I call these women The Lightseekers. Below you'll find a growing archive of articles about them. And for more information, you can follow the hashtag #TheLightseekers on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
The Lightseekers
Introduction
The Woman Who Broke the Story of World War II
Clare Hollingworth
The Women Who Ran Towards Bombs
Air Raid Wardens
The Woman Who Held Paris
Noor Inayat Khan
The Woman Who Was “The Real Force Behind Churchill”
Lady Clementine Churchill
The Women Who Delivered Planes
The “Attagirls” of the Air Transport Auxiliary
ATA personnel Lettice Curtis, Jenny Broad, Audrey Sale-Barker, Gabrielle Patterson, Pauline Gower.