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Women of Freedom

Unsung heroes of the occupation years

During World War II, women played a crucial but long-invisible role in the Amersfoort resistance. This story brings some of them to light through preserved letters, photographs and personal testimonies.

Couriers and helpers

Women were less easily suspected by the German occupier. Resistance women made clever use of that assumption: they transported forged papers, hid people in hiding, and smuggled messages through the city.

Recognition after the war

Many of these women rarely spoke about their role after the war. Only decades later, near the end of their lives, did some share their memories. Museum Amersfoort preserves some of these testimonies as part of the collection.

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