For example, Josephine Baker was an important spy for the French Resistance in World War 2, and Mata Hari spied during World War 1. However, not all female spies are the sensationalized femme fatales who seduce and destroy. As of 2019, women hold many of the top analyst positions at the...
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During World War II, the OSS created the U.S.’s first spy network, and Hawkins managed the agency’s message center in Washington, specializing in secret codes or “ciphers.” She helped train spies working behind enemy lines in communications. After the war, when theCIAwas founded in Sep...
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She Spies"Learning to Fly" (2003). At the end there are a couple of unmaskings, one a man peels off the mask of another man (the prissy male flight attendant). But the one we're interested in is the well-dressed older redheaded English woman, who unmasks to reveal a man. And thi...
They are both unaware of each other's identities as spies and rely on the tacit understanding to cope with the Japanese's close scrutiny, and eventually pass through as a couple in a shocking manner. The Japanese then force they to marry out of suspicion that they are disguised as a ...
has always held a certain fascination. Derring-do, cloak-and-dagger, betrayal, violence and death have always made good entertainment. But, as is often the case, truth can be far more exciting than fiction. With that in mind, here are six truly remarkable female spies from World War II....
Of course, most people would think of Black Widow when it comes to spies in Marvel Comics - but Natasha Romanova wasn’t the publisher’s first foray into female espionage. Sun Girl, a.k.a. Mary Mitchell, was a far more down-to-earth heroine than her contemporaries. While she would re...
advantage, she became one of the most successful German spies in Italy. She was once given a private audience with Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy at the time. During their meeting, Mussolini told her, “Young woman, if all Italian women were like you,we’d win this damnable war....
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