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73 - Revolutionaries and the Black Rosies

73 - Revolutionaries and the Black Rosies

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In this episode, we learn about the South Asian revolutionary Bina Das who took her college graduation to do her part in India's independence. Dutch artist Villem Aron Deus who used his skills to forge papers for Dutch Jews and sacrificed his life for the Dutch resistance. Finally, learn about the Black Rosies, who held up the US economy in WW2.


Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bina_Das

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyani_Das

https://allthatsinteresting.com/willem-arondeus

https://www.history.com/articles/black-rosie-the-riveters-wwii-homefront-great-migration

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