{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f64efa5ea117f730de0e881/627351cf9828fb0014bf0bbb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Virginia Hall & Elvira de la Chaudoir: Sisters of Sabotage and Espionage","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f64efa5ea117f730de0e881/1642923973172-f56870746d072408120ed45b6ab7a3f0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Andee Dominguez is back on the mic to celebrate two badass broads of espionage! Andee kicks off the show by introducing Virginia Hall, one of history's most dangerous and successful WWII spies known as \"The Limping Lady\". Melissa introduces Elvira del la Chaudoir, a Peruvian socialite, gambler, and double agent who tricked the Natzis leading to a successful Allied invasion of Normandy.</p><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to donate to Mimosa Sisterhood podcast, <a href=\"https://supporter.acast.com/mimosasisterhoodpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">check out my new support feature!</a> In addition, you can now <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mimosahood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sponsor an alcohol beverage</a> for Melissa to drink live during a podcast recording. If you're interested in helping Melissa improve the podcast, please take our 5-minute anonymous <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OXD0zpckeZ2TIAuaFQGVvLsmRsMH7-CvTqrIiJ8YNXM/edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listener Survey</a>. Thank you!</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Cote du Rhone wine and Opaline Pinot Noir Brut Rose</li><li>Virginia Hall's privileged upbringing and shitty marriage proposal</li><li>How she earned the nickname, \"The Limping Lady\" </li><li>Endless discrimination for being a disabled woman</li><li>Becoming an SOE agent and collaborating with both nuns and sex workers to bring down the Natzis</li><li>Elvira del la Chaudoir's rich party girl lifestyle</li><li>Becoming a double agent for the British Secret Service to pay off her gambling debts</li><li>Discrimination for being bisexual, despite her great success at fooling the Natzis</li><li>Elvira's trickery that led to a successful invasion at Normandy</li></ul><p><br></p><p>RESOURCES:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Alice-Network-Novel-Kate-Quinn/dp/0062654195\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Alice Network</a> by Kate Quinn</li><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Woman-No-Importance-Untold-American/dp/073522529X/ref=asc_df_073522529X/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=343209923405&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=14415812592190816648&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9031008&amp;hvtargid=pla-688194466069&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=&amp;ref=&amp;adgrpid=67797265663&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvadid=343209923405&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=14415812592190816648&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9031008&amp;hvtargid=pla-688194466069\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Woman of No Importance</a> by Sonia Purnell</li><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Bygone-Badass-Broads-Forgotten-Changed/dp/141972925X/ref=asc_df_141972925X/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=312151229432&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=14101599223965277442&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9031008&amp;hvtargid=pla-428502734578&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=&amp;ref=&amp;adgrpid=61316180639&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvadid=312151229432&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=14101599223965277442&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9031008&amp;hvtargid=pla-428502734578\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bygone Badass Broads</a> by Mackenzi Lee</li><li>Join Mimosa Sisterhood's <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/203504521693346\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Group</a></li><li>Rate Mimosa Sisterhood on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6bL9abjUM34bHI5zAnoXBY?si=9583ac0c82f94443\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></li><li>Follow Mimosa Sisterhood on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mimosasisterhood_podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Melissa Herrera"}