The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Mundy Liza
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Mundy Liza The acclaimed author of Code Girls returns with a revelatory history of three generations at the CIA--the women who fought to become…
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The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Mundy Liza
The acclaimed author of Code Girls returns with a revelatory history of three generations at the CIA--the women who fought to become operatives, transformed spy craft, and tracked down Osama Bin Laden.Created in the aftermath of World War Two, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Despite discrimination--even because of it--women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA's shrewdest operatives.They were unlikely spies--and that's exactly what made them the perfect for the role. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency's secrets.
Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at