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The woman all spies fear code breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and her hidden life

"Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House Studio, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Friedman, Elizebeth, > 1892-1980 > Young adult nonfiction. Cryptographers > United States > Biography > Young adult nonfiction. Friedman, William F. > (William Frederick), > 1891-1969 > Young adult nonfiction. Cryptography > United States > History > 20th century > Young adult nonfiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female > Young adult nonfiction. World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Female > Young adult nonfiction. Married people > United States > Biography > Young adult nonfiction. Biographies > Young adult.
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Summary:	"Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field"--
Physical Description:	328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience:	Ages 12+ Grades 7-9
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780593127193 0593127196 9780593127209 059312720X
Author Notes:	Amy Butler Greenfield is an award-winning historian and novelist who writes for both adults and children. Some of her work includes Charntress, Virginia Bound, and A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire . An enthusiastic speaker, she has given popular talks at Harvard University's Sackler Museum, the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, the Los Angeles Public Library, and GCHQ, as well as many wonderful bookstores, classrooms, and lecture halls in between.