 On 25 September 1941 Italian troops captured Drvar and Grahovo , but the Partisans retained control of most of the area 's villages . By the end of 1941 , SKOJ 's Kamenica branch had 23 members ; the men served in Partisan units and the women , including Bursać , joined labour companies to support the war effort . A literacy course was organised for female members , which Bursać attended . Some villagers gave agricultural products such as milk , cream and eggs to the Italians , receiving salt , kerosene and rice in return . This practice was strongly condemned by the KPJ , which gathered people from several villages in the hall of the Kamenica school in January 1942 to dissuade them from trading with the enemy . After several KPJ members spoke , Bursać began her speech , but was interrupted by disparaging comments and threats from a young man in the audience . At that moment , a group of men stormed into the hall with wooden poles and pitchforks . In the ensuing chaos Bursać shouted , " You can do nothing to us , you will not hinder us ! " as the other women fled through the windows . In early 1942 she joined the village committee of the Women 's Anti @-@ Fascist Front ( Serbo @-@ Croatian : Antifašistički front žena or AFŽ ) , a major KPJ @-@ affiliated women 's organisation . 
