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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Holt, Nathalia, 1980-     Subjects     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees.     Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Women intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.     Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.     Women spies -- United States -- Biography.     Spies -- United States -- Biography.     Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Holt, Nathalia, 1980-       by title:      Wise gals : the spie...       by call number:      LP 327.1273 H758w     Search the Web     Holt, Nathalia, 1980-     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees.     Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Women intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.     Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.     Women spies -- United States -- Biography.     Spies -- United States -- Biography.     Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.       MARC Display

Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage / by Nathalia Holt. by Holt, Nathalia, 1980- Thorndike Press/Cengage Company, 2022. Call #: LP 327.1273 H758w Subjects United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History.   United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees.   Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Women intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.   Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.   Women spies -- United States -- Biography.   Spies -- United States -- Biography.   Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9798885784603 (large print hc.) Alternate title:  Spies who built the Central Intelligence Agency and changed the future of espionage Description:  631 p. (large print) : ill., maps, portrs ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build a new organization that we now know as the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier, called the 'wise gals' by their male colleagues because of their sharp sense of humor and even quicker intelligence, were not the stereotypical femme fatale of spy novels. They were smart, courageous, and groundbreaking agents at the top of their class, instrumental in both developing innovative tools for intelligence gathering -- and insisting (in their own unique ways) that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved. Throughout the Cold War era, each woman had a vital role to play on the international stage. Adelaide rose through the ranks, developing new cryptosystems that advanced how spies communicate with each other. Mary worked overseas in Europe and Asia, building partnerships and allegiances that would last decades. Elizabeth would risk her life in the Middle East in order to gain intelligence on deadly Soviet weaponry. Eloise would wield influence on scientific and technical operations worldwide, ultimately exposing global terrorism threats. Through their friendship and shared sense of purpose, they rose to positions of power and were able to make real change in a traditionally 'male, pale, and Yale' organization -- but not without some tragic losses and real heartache along the way. Holt uses firsthand interviews with past and present officials and declassified government."--Publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 327.1273 H758w Adult books Checked out Jul 18, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 327.1273 H758w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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