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03391aam a2200577Ii 4500 001 A10C4304A45911EDA94333522DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230204010026 007 tb 008 221226t20222022meuabc edb 000 0deng d 020 $a 9798885784603 035 $a (OCoLC)1356175969 040 $a JBI $b eng $e rda $c JBI $d JBI $d HBP $d UAP $d IMT $d JQM $d BKL $d IWB $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a JK468.I6 $b H63 2022b 082 04 $a 327.1273009 $2 23/eng/20220518 100 1 $a Holt, Nathalia, $d 1980- $e author. 245 10 $a Wise gals : $b the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage $h [large print] / $c by Nathalia Holt. 246 30 $a Spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage 250 $a Large print edition. 264 1 $a Waterville, ME : $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, $c 2022. 300 $a 631 pages (large print) : $b illustrations, maps, portraits ; $c 23 cm 340 $n large print (16 point) $2 rdafs 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-628). 505 0 $a Author's note -- 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 -- Hydra, 1965-1972 -- Epilogue: State secrets. 520 $a "In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier were ground-breaking agents at the top of their class, instrumental in developing innovative tools for intelligence gathering and insisting that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved. Wise Girls sheds a light on the untold history of the women whose persistence and fighting spirit have been and continue to be instrumental to our country's security"-- $c Back cover. 610 10 $a United States. $b Central Intelligence Agency $x History. 650 0 $a Women intelligence officers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Intelligence officers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women spies $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Spies $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Intelligence service $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 610 10 $a United States. $b Central Intelligence Agency $x Officials and employees. 650 0 $a Large type books. 650 0 $a Biographies. 941 $a 12 945 $a lpt 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611020312.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509013605.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20240206011021.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20231205010814.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010031917.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20230704011839.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20230404010825.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20230321010748.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20230302011814.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20230221011334.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230207011425.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20230204010757.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A10C4304A45911EDA94333522DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search