EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1800; CORRIE TEN BOOM P/100

In this story I will continue to focus on a woman named Corrie ten Boom. She lived from 1892 - 1983. In May 1940, the Germans invaded the Netherlands. One of their restrictions was the banning of the youth club. 

In May 1942, a well-dressed woman came to the the home of the ten Booms with a suitcase in hand and told them that she was a Jewess. Her husband had been arrested several months earlier, her son had gone into hiding and Occupation authorities had recently visited her so she was afraid to go back home. She had heard that the ten Booms had previously helped their Jewish neighbours and asked if they could help her too. Corrie's dad readily agreed that she could stay with them. 

The family then opened their home to Jewish refugees and members of the resistance movement, and as a result, they were sought after by the Gestapo and its Dutch counterpart. They had a secret room built that would hold up to six people. It is estimated that around 800 Jews were saved by the efforts of Corrie and her family