NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: ‘Morning Joe’ began one of their guest segments on Monday, August 7, with a chilling radio address from First Lady of the USA Eleanor Roosevelt in 1941. Host Mika Brzezinski then went on to talk about the several women who served in World War II, especially some of the most important moments during the tragic war. After that, Brzezinski introduced their guest, Lena Andrews.

Andrews is the author of ‘Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II’. Andrews appeared on ‘Morning Joe’ to talk a little more about her book, and her experience with it all.

Who is Lena Andrews?

Apart from being a writer and the author of ‘Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II’, Andrews is also a military analyst for the CIA. Andrews has studied political science from MIT, and specialized in primarily international relations and security studies. According to Writers Digest, it was her graduate work that led to her writing ‘Valiant Women,’ which also served as her debut book.

‘We’ve sort of written these women off’

Before Andrews had the floor to speak, Joe Scarborough said, “You talk about the story that we don’t tell so much, about the women who helped win the war.” Andrews then thanked them, “Absolutely, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to share the story with so many people.”

Andrews highlighted the contribution of women in uniform during World War II and how it was “so much larger” than one can think of. Andrews gave viewers a glimpse into what women did during the war, “They were doing things like fixing planes, and redeploying them to the Pacific, or laying cables so the headquarters could communicate with the frontlines.”

Andrews then explained why she wrote ‘Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II'. She said, “We’ve sort of written these women off in history, so this book is really my effort to be a corrective to that larger record.”

Andrews has featured 30 female veterans in her book and admitted that she was one of the many Americans who were surprised to find out about women’s contribution to the war. Andrews’ book was originally published in August and is now available in stores.