- line ▁locations . ▁A MB ▁members , ▁who ▁also ▁included ▁women , ▁treated ▁both ▁international ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Spanish ▁combat ants . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Spanish ▁aid ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁the ▁leadership ▁coun c ils ▁of ▁the ▁A MB ▁were ▁women . ▁ ▁Many ▁women ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁aid ▁movement ▁were ▁w ives ▁of ▁either ▁prominent ▁American ▁left ists ▁or ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Battalion . ▁ ▁K atherine ▁Dun can , ▁wife ▁to ▁Governor ▁La F ol lette ' s ▁secretary , ▁and ▁Peg gy ▁Dennis , ▁a ▁commun ist ▁party ▁leader , ▁were ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁active ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin ▁chapter . ▁ ▁Mar ion ▁M err iman , ▁wife ▁to ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁Battalion ▁commander ▁Robert ▁M err iman ▁( the ▁supposed ▁insp iration ▁of ▁Ernest ▁Hem ing way ' s ▁hero ▁in ▁For ▁Wh om ▁the ▁Bell ▁T oll s ), ▁was ▁the ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁San ▁Francisco ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁She ▁and ▁one ▁other ▁woman , ▁Frederick a ▁Martin , ▁hold ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁to ▁receive ▁officer ▁comm issions ▁from ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Ev ely n ▁H utch ins , ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁A MB , ▁ag itated ▁for ▁years ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hospital ▁driver ▁on ▁the ▁front - lines , ▁but ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁policies ▁prevent ed ▁women ▁from ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁front - line ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁when ▁H