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Holt, Nathalia, 1980-

Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage / Spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage - xiv, 382 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-370) and index.

November 1953 -- PART I "ISN'T THAT A STRANGE PROFESSION?" -- Jessica, 1934-1944 -- Safehaven, 1944-1945 -- Werwolf, 1945 -- PART II "UNSAVORY ACTS" -- Rusty, 1946 -- Belladonna, 1946 -- Trident, 1947 -- Opera, 1947-1948 -- PART III "SHE GETS INTO YOUR DREAMS" -- Vermont, 1949 -- Kubark, 1950 -- Loss, 1951 -- Aquatone, 1952 -- Petticoat, 1953 -- PART IV "FUMBLING IN THE DARK" -- Farmer, 1954 -- Musketeer, 1956 -- NSG5520, 1957 -- Bluebat, 1958 -- Aerodynamic, 1959 -- PART V "THE WORK OF A MAN" -- Mudlark, 1960 -- Lincoln, 1961 -- Psalm, 1962 -- Rybat, 1965-1972 -- Epilogue: State secrets.

"From the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls comes the never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIA--women who helped create the template for cutting-edge espionage (and blazed new paths for equality in the workplace) in the treacherous post-WWII era"--

ISBN: 9780593328484 0593328485

LCCN: 2022019091

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --History.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --Officials and employees.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
Women spies--United States--Biography.
Spies--United States--Biography.
Intelligence service--History--United States--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: JK468.I6 / H63 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 327.1273009