Virginia Hall - World War 2 SPY! (a special episode for Lilly Belle Keeton)

Real Cool History for Kids

Angela O'Dell

Worldhistory, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Kids, Education, Americanhistory, History

4.3 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Episode #133: Virginia Hall - World War 2 SPY! (a special episode for Lilly Belle Keeton)

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0:00.0	This is Angela O'Dell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.
0:15.0	A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical worldview perspective.
0:21.0	Welcome to an adventure.
0:24.0	Welcome to episode 133 of real cool history for kids.
0:34.0	This episode is for Lily Bell Keaton,
0:40.0	who wanted me to tell the incredible story of Virginia Hall,
0:44.4	the famous female World War II spy.
0:48.9	Wow, you guys, I am so excited to tell you this story. You guys all probably know by now how much I love
0:58.6	superhero stories. I enjoy make-believe superhero stories, but my favorites are the true ones, the true stories in history that inspire greatness in each of us. Those stories that fill us with a yearning to be
1:19.8	courageous and brave and to reach high and to do the hard things.
1:26.1	Those are my favorite.
1:28.0	There are so many superhero elements in Virginia Hall's story, courage, determination, grit and perseverance,
1:39.6	and willingness to give her life for a worthy cause. Virginia Hall was born in the state of
1:48.0	Maryland, just like I was. But she was born on April 6th 1906 which is quite a long time before I was born
1:56.2	Virginia who grew up in a wealthy family was one of those people who loved
2:02.1	adventure she also loved to learn was one of those people who loved adventure.
2:03.2	She also loved to learn, especially languages and economics and history.
2:08.7	She was close to her father, who embraced her tomboy ways and encouraged her to follow her interests.
2:16.0	Well, after she graduated from school, she went on to university to study deeper subjects
2:22.0	in hopes of becoming a diplomat.
2:25.2	She got her first job as a clerk for the U.S. State Department in Warsaw, Poland, but her
2:31.9	real goal was to join the Foreign Service. This was a really big dream and a big deal,
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