The unknown story of the formation of a small group of intelligence agents. A group of women who helped create an innovative new model of intelligence agent during the treacherous Cold War in the early days of the CIA, while forging new career paths for women.
The figure of these four female agents was critical to the formation of the organization known today as the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchinson, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier—known as the “smart girls” for their razor-sharp intelligence and sense of humor—didn’t fit the femme fatale stereotype of spy novels. They were smart, daring and innovative; Graduated at the top of their class, they played an important role in developing new intelligence tools and methods, and uncompromising in their claim to receive a reward befitting their talents and equal to that of their male counterparts.
After painstaking research and using interviews with intelligence agents and recently released documentation, Nathalia Holt presents us with an unprecedented and inspiring story of four women whose perseverance, talent and fighting spirit have not only been instrumental in defending the Western world. , if not for the inclusion of women in a workplace traditionally dominated by men.
“Entertaining, lively and revealing. Nathalia Holt offers us an unprecedented view of the instrumental role of women in the founding of the CIA»
Publishers Weekly
Natalia Holt
Best-selling non-fiction author on the New York Times.
Among his titles are: The queens of animation, Rise of the Rocket Girls Y to cure.
His work can be found in numerous publications such as: The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Slate, Popular Science and the magazine Time.
- Publisher: Pinolia Pages: 432
- Size: 15*23cm
- Binding: Rustic with flaps
- Recommended retail price: €24.95
Source: Marie Claire
