European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Something drew us together, even those women who had believed in fascism in the ‘20s.
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We had all understood that fascism led to nothing positive.
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There were women whose sons had died in war,
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as well as women who had not been as lucky as I was to be raised in an antifascist family.
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However we were all convinced that something had to be done to change the situation.
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What was the goal that moved us all?
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Peace. Fighting for peace, to end the war as soon as possible.
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It was an organized activity.
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We were born to support the partisans.
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Women support groups primarily supported the partisan struggle.
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The struggle began after September 8th, as soon as men took off for the mountains.
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The Partisans were an army with no uniforms and no supplies.
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They had nothing.
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That’s why we started to get hold of small things for them.
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It might seem nothing to you now, but very time we went to ask families for a pair of pants,
It might seem nothing to you now, but very time we went to ask families for a pair of pants,
It might seem nothing to you now, but every time we went to ask families for a pair of pants, -
gloves, a shirt or a pair of shoes to send off to the partisans, we risked our lives.
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It was extremely dangerous, because the fascists, assisted by the Germans, would arrest us and torture us.
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The women who worked in the Women support groups in the lowlands faced danger everyday.
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We carried out our tasks open-faced, and we had no battle names.
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For example, we handed out leaflets and circulated news. News went around in our bags, by bicycle.
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