HISTORICAL FICTION AFTER the death of her father in New York ANNA a American German girl goes to Germany with her German born mother. Her mother never recovers from the sudden death of her husband. ANNA cannot control her the authorties came by and force her mother into a institution for the mentally ill. ANNA has nowhere to go until one day she sees girls her age in uniforms marching carrying banners down the street. She asked one of the girls who they were. She informs ANNA they are the BUND DEUTSCHER MADEL The League of German Women. ANNA joins the league. ANNA becomes a model youth leader respected by her group and peers.