Grace Banker. Where to start? This brave woman served close to enemy lines in France during World War I. New telephone technology was just coming into widespread use and Grace and others were needed to ensure communication went through efficiently and quickly. Some days Grace barely slept. If she had, critical information may not have gone through… In fact, if not for Grace and the other “Hello Girls,” the war may have had a very different outcome. It was my honor to interview Grace’s granddaughter and then research and write about Grace Banker in my book “Women Heroes of the US Army: Remarkable Soldiers from the American Revolution to Today.” Available for purchase HERE or wherever books are sold.