What does resistance really look like? This is the true story of teenage girls who joined the Dutch Resistance during WWII and used strategy, seduction, and sabotage to fight fascism—risking everything to save lives and destroy oppression from the inside out.
You’ll meet:
• Freddie Oversteegen – a 14-year-old girl who scouted Nazi targets by bicycle and pulled the trigger when she had to.
• Truus Oversteegen – a fearless tactician and artist who later immortalized their fight in sculpture.
• Hannie Schaft – “the girl with the red hair,” a law student turned assassin, tortured and executed just days before liberation.
🔗 These rebels weren’t symbols—they were strategists. And their work remains more relevant than ever.
✊ Why This Story Matters Now
With the rise of book bans, anti-LGBTQ+ laws, white nationalist rhetoric, and authoritarian policing in the U.S., this episode explores how the lessons of these young women can and must be applied today.
You’ll learn:
• How girls and women built underground resistance networks.
• What modern fascism looks like—and how it hides in plain sight.
• Actionable ways you can resist injustice today using their methods.
💡 RESISTANCE RESOURCES (TAKE ACTION TODAY)
🧭 Mutual Aid & Local Resistance:
• Mutual Aid Hub (US Directory)
• Food Not Bombs chapters – Find a local group fighting hunger & police violence.
• Oregon Summer Star – Trauma-informed summer camp for kids impacted by their parents being in the U.S. Military.
📞 If You or Someone You Know Is Being Targeted by the U.S. Military:
• GI Rights Hotline | 1-877-447-4487
Confidential counseling for anyone facing enlistment, discharge, or issues of conscience related to military service.
🗳️ Civic Resistance Tools:
• Repro Legal Helpline – For people criminalized for pregnancy or abortion-related care.
• Drag Defense Fund – Fight anti-trans and anti-drag laws through the ACLU.
• Trans Lifeline – Peer support and survival services for trans people.
🔥 Join the Movement
We are not powerless—and history proves it. If these girls could take action at 14, so can we.
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