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#WomensHistoryMonth Mildred Fish-Harnack was a spy for the Allied forces during World War II and was the only American woman to die by Hitler's direct order for her involvement in the resistance movement.

Born in Milwaukee, Fish-Harnack studied and taught English at @UWMadison, where she met her husband from Germany. Later, they moved to Germany and she continued to teach while working on her doctorate.

Fish-Harnack and her husband joined a small resistance group during the rise of the Nazi regime. Their group helped Jews escape from Germany and smuggled important information to the U.S. government about the Nazis.

In 1943, Fish-Harnack became the only American woman to be executed by director order from Adolf Hitler.

Every year on her birthday, Fish-Harnack is honored in Wisconsin for her courage and fight against injustice.

Learn more in this PBS documentary: pbswisconsin.org/wisconsins-naz…