Agent Zo: The woman who defied the Nazis and Communists

Agent Zo was the only female Polish resistance agent to reach London as a courier during WWII and the only female member of Poland's fabled 'Silent Unseen' paratroopers. Yet despite having researched Poland's wartime resistance movement, many of us have never heard of her. Why?

If you liked this episode, check out these links:
Agent Zo: The Extraordinary Woman Who Parachuted Into Nazi-Occupied Poland (youtube.com/watch?v=5MI3H640FAQ)
Women Spies of WWII with Ellen McCarthy, Judith L. Pearson, and Erika Robuck (youtube.com/watch?v=Eab_kzL_EWw&t=374s)
The Danger of the Femme Fatale Narrative (youtube.com/watch?v=F0zWhUvIWH0)
Code Name Madeleine with author Arthur J. Magida (youtube.com/watch?v=nyY-DQREbSk&list=PL8p1…)

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