Wise gals the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage

"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 t...

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Main Author: Holt, Nathalia, 1980- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022]
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Summary: "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"--
Physical Description: xiv, 382 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-370) and index.
ISBN: 9780593328484
0593328485
Author Notes: Nathalia Holt, Ph.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls , The Queens of Animation , and Cured . Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , The Atlantic , Slate , Popular Science , and Time . She lives with her husband and their two daughters in Pacific Grove, CA.