Above: Virginia Hall with the men she commanded in WWII France. #girlboss #badass
The saltiest biography you will ever read.
“Badass hardly seems adequate to describe Virginia Hall or this book! Heather Demetrios has found a tragically under-known World War II icon and not only brought her story to life, but done it in vivid, meticulous, fantastic detail. I devoured this book.”
- Mackenzi Lee, New York Times Bestselling author of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
“Demetrios shines a bright light on a spy whose heroic life has been in the shadows for far too long. Like Virginia, Code Name Badass is irreverent, brash, smart and true. It’s the real deal. Get it.”
When To Use This Playlist
When channeling your inner badass / inner Virginia Hall
When you’ve just had to put up with mansplaining or manspreading and wished you’d said something but didn’t and now you are freaking PISSED at the patriarchy and need a plan for the next time mannish things happen.
While hanging out with your Badass Brigade
Driving alone or with your gal pals, volume up high, singing along, and plotting a feminist takeover of the world
When smashing the patriarchy
When fighting Nazis
When on a clandestine mission (earbuds only)
When writing about badasses or journaling about overcoming limiting beliefs that are holding you back from seeing your own badassery
After finishing reading Code Name Badass and ready to chart your own course of badassery, just like Virginia Hall
On your way to a job interview, Olympic trials, or first-ever exercise class.
When you need to pump yourself up for some badass move, like quitting a crappy job, breaking up with a toxic partner, having any confrontation of any kind, or taking on the State Department.
When you keep hearing the word NO, especially from the Secretary of State, the President, male operatives in the field, double-agents posing as friendly priests, and your mother.
When you have control of the music at the store you work at.
“Demetrios tells this fascinating story in an uber-modern narrative voice that is snarky AF, LOL, with plenty of hits to the patriarchy and a glorious sense of celebrating Dindy’s badassery. It’s breezy and lighthearted in tone but meticulously well-researched, including interviews with Dindy’s surviving family. A remarkable telling of an extraordinary woman. ”
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“A ripping spy story with a generous side of stand-up comedy - a fresh twist on history.”