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Final Resources for "Campfire Stories of Resistance & Resilience" Story # 3: "The Story of Virginia Hall, The 'Limping Lady' from Baltimore:"

23) The Limping Lady: Virginia Hall's Extraordinary Journey as a WWII Spy, Spyscape, https://spyscape.com/article/the-limping-lady-virginia-halls-extraordinary-journey-in-wwii-espionage.

24) Virginia Hall Was America’s Most Successful Female WWII Spy. But She Was Almost Kept From Serving, 04/09/2019, Time Magazine, https://time.com/5566062/virginia-hall-2/.

25) Faces of Defense Intelligence: Virginia Hall - The “Limping Lady," Defense Intelligence Agency, 10/27/2016, https://www.dia.mil/News-Features/Articles/Article-View/Article/988284/faces-of-defense-intelligence-virginia-hall-the-limping-lady/.

26) Important Women in World War 2: Virginia Hall, Warfare History Network, 07/2006, https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/important-women-in-world-war-2-virginia-hall/.

27) Remarkable Women: The Life and Times of Virginia Hall (Part 1), rhap.so.dy in words, 11/05/2019, https://rhapsodyinwords.com/2019/11/05/remarkable-women-the-life-and-times-of-virginia-hall-part-1/.

28) Virginia Hall: Passionate Patriot, The Glinda Factor, https://theglindafactor.com/virginia-hall/.

29) Virginia Hall, Badass of the Week, https://www.badassoftheweek.com/virginiahall.

30) Virginia Hall and Christopher Lee, Badass of the week, https://www.badassoftheweek.com/virginia-hall-and-christopher-lee.

31) America's Greatest Female Spy, Novel Suspects, https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/americas-greatest-female-spy/.

32) La Dame qui Boite, Boundary Stones, WETA's Local History Website, 06/14/2022, https://boundarystones.weta.org/2022/06/14/la-dame-qui-boite-limping-woman.

33) British, French Honor U.S. Spy Virginia Hall, All Things Considered, NPR, 12/12/2006, https://www.npr.org/2006/12/12/6615482/british-french-honor-u-s-spy-virginia-hall.

34) New Virginia Hall Exhibit Brings Intelligence Art to Our Blind and Low Vision Officers, Central Intelligence Agency, 10/19/2021, https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/virginia-hall-interactive-exhibit/.

35) Virginia Hall Blog, Craig Gralley, https://craiggralley.com/virginia-hall/.

36) Virginia Hall's upbringing in Baltimore helped shape her future as a spy, WBALTV 11, 11/19/2025, https://www.wbaltv.com/article/virginia-halls-upbringing-in-baltimore-helped-shape-her-future-as-a-spy/6941573.

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More resources for my latest "Campfire Stories of Resistance & Resilience," "The Story of Virginia Hall, 'The Limping Lady from Baltimore:'

8) Women Who Shaped History: A Smithsonian Magazine Special Report, "How a Spy Known as 'The Limping Lady' Helped the Allies Win WWII," Smithsonian Magazine, 4/9/2020, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-spy-known-limping-lady-helped-allies-win-wwii-180971889/.

9) Virginia Hall: The Limping Lady, United States Special Operations Command, 03/02/2018, https://www.socom.mil/virginia-hall-the-limping-lady.

10) One-Legged Lady Spy: Virginia Hall, Trained Battalions Of Resistance Fighters, Accidental Talmudist, https://www.accidentaltalmudist.org/heroes/2019/08/28/the-one-legged-lady-spy/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAx9q6BhCDARIsACwUxu5xaJekuWSykw5aHWqN9p1znSVB1mEA6QoJXP_99WbgPk-xPZ3i03waAuFwEALw_wcB.

11) Virginia Hall, Badass of the Week, https://www.badassoftheweek.com/virginiahall.

12) Virginia Hall, 1906-1982, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshallfame/html/hall.html.

13) Virginia Hall, Barnard Archives and Special Collections, 8/13/2020, https://barnardarchives.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/virginia-hall/.

14) The Nazis Hated Virginia Hall, a smart and daring female spy from Baltimore, 3/14/2018, Dying to Tell Their Stories, https://www.dyingtotelltheirstories.com/home/2018/3/14/eazcfmtats2cn6v7f7jfjvvpy4i2p8.

15) Baltimore woman's critical role as an American Spy, WBALTV 11, 11/22/2015, https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-woman-s-critical-role-as-an-american-spy/7097345.

16) Virginia Hall, An Extraordinary Woman and an Exceptional Spy, Distinguished Service Cross Recipient, Home of Heroes, Medal of Honor & Military History, https://homeofheroes.com/heroes-stories/world-war-ii/virginia-hall/.

17) WANTED: The Limping Lady, The intriguing and unexpected true story of America’s most heroic—and most dangerous—female spy, Smithsonian Magazine, History, 02/01/2007, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wanted-the-limping-lady-146541513/.

18) Miss Virginia Hall, U.S. Army, 3/24/2014, https://www.army.mil/article/121984/miss_virginia_hall.

19) Virginia Hall's critical role as an American Spy, WBALTV 11, 11/22/2015, https://www.wbaltv.com/article/virginia-halls-critical-role-as-an-american-spy/6941739.

20) Virginia Hall, The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=199023.

21) Defying Odds with Invisible Wings: Virginia Hall's Story, The Butterfly Bulletin, https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/bulletin/blog-post-title-two-d8bzp.

22) Library Articles of Interest: Virginia Hall, Rotary eClub of the State of Jefferson (D5110), Oregon & California, USA, https://stateofjeffersonrotary.org/library/programs-1/2467-virginia-hall.html.

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