Wednesday, April 6, is the birthday of a woman of no importance.
The beginning of this woman’s biography notes the rise of political extremism in an earlier era “on the back of propaganda, sloganeering, and ruthless media manipulation. In what became known as the decade of lies, truth, and trust were falling victim to fear, racism, and hatred. Virginia found herself in a ringside seat as the increasingly fragile ideal of democracy failed to find champions with alternative answers.”
The story and the birthday belong to Virginia Hall. She was born on this day in 1906. I learned about Hall while reading her biography “A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II” by Sonia Purnell.
