Were actually going to continue discussions about resistance with this panel, which a conversation between jenny Institute Senior historian Stephanie Hinnershitz, who many of you recall chaired panel on women in resistance movements yesterday and end with the cold. Enberg now recall also we introduced nicole yesterday to the audience and now heres a great chance to hear from her. Nicole was a member of the French Resistance as a teenager and assisted with Daring Missions to aid her country against nazi occupation during the Second World War from supplies and messages for members of her local Resistance Network to tending to wounded partizans, nicoles work is an important reminder of the importance of everyone to include women in the fight against fascism. So without further delay. Stef. Its all yours. All right. Thank everyone. And thank you, mike, for that introduction and probably doesnt need much of an introduction from me. But i am very honored to have nicole here with us today, an
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