Miep Gies, 1909-2010 By Irin Carmon | January 12, 2010 | 2:40pm Latest “[You don’t have to] be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary.” [AP, NYT] Login Label Name Email Label Name Email 0 Comments Inline Feedbacks View all comments Load More Comments Share Tweet Submit Pin GET JEZEBEL RIGHT IN YOUR INBOX Still here. Still without airbrushing. Still with teeth. Sign Up Leave this field empty if you're human: