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Invisible Women

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Invisible Women is a award-winning podcast about eight women
who worked in espionage during World War 2.

The podcast is hosted by Diane E. Greig.
Read more about the series here.

Episodes


Invisible Women Logo with title of epsiode: Service Zero

Episode 1: When real life stories have been kept secret for over 60 years, it’s difficult to coax them into existence. We begin with Edie’s story, a young woman who worked for Service Zero, a large resistance cell in Belgium.

Listen NowService Zero
Episode 2 logo: Spy Craft

Episode 2: What is it about secrets and spying that holds such interest, curiosity and energy for us? In this episode meet Garnet, who was decoding enemy messages in the secret facility at Bletchley Park.

Listen NowSpy Craft
Episode 3 graphic titled Propaganda

Episode 3: In this episode, the patriarchal monopoly on power is easily exposed in the Allied propaganda of the era. In juxtaposition to this power, Liliana’s story reflects her authentic contributions.

Listen NowPropaganda
Invisible Women logo, with text, Episode 4: Shadow Projections

Episode 4: In this episode, Diane explores Shadow Projection. And we’ll hear Ayla’s story. She was a young Jewish women who took incredible risks to provide intelligence for the Free French Army.

Listen NowShadow Projections
Invisible Women logo, with text: Epidode 5, Sisterhood

Episode 5: In this episode you’ll hear Pet’s story, a young woman who lived in Amsterdam. She couriered for the Dutch resistance, traveling into the countryside carrying documents and funds for downed Allied pilots.

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Invisible Women logo with text: Episode 6 - Madonnas

Episode 6: In this episode you’ll hear Zosia’s story. She was a young woman who couriered for the Polish resistance in 1939, went into forced labor and found strength in the teachings of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa.

Listen NowMadonnas
Invisible Women logo with text - Episode 7 - Embodiment

Episode 7: In this episode you’ll hear Celine’s story. She was a young French woman, trained by the British Special Operations Executive, who parachuted back into France to coordinate underground groups.

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Invisible Women logo with text - Episode 8 - Heroine’s Journey

Episode 8: In this episode you’ll hear Jennis’s story. She was a young American woman who started out translating Japanese documents, and ended up being recruited by the OSS to become an espionage agent in India.

Listen NowHeroine’s Journey

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Parachute Wings

Celine parachuted into France ten days before D-Day to courier and train maquis groups in weaponry …
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Infiltrating the IRA

As I landed in Northern Ireland rain was running across the plane’s windows and although the ground …
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2021 Davey Award

Invisible Women has won a Silver Award in the Documentary & Historical Podcast …
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Silence of Female Agents

Are women agents better at remaining silent than their male counterparts when interrogated? …
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Espionage Conversations

Present day women writers are correcting the historical loss of women’s espionage narratives by …
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Mona Parsons: The Woman Who Thwarted the Nazi Firing Squad

On a recent fall trip to Nova Scotia, I stopped at the memorial for Mona Parsons, the only Canadian …
Read moreMona Parsons: The Woman Who Thwarted the Nazi Firing Squad
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Mathematical Wizards

Although I’ve written Invisible Women articles about American spies operating in the field (Martha …
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Idealist, Spy, Defector

Elizabeth Bentley, an American, graduated from Vassar College in 1930 with a degree in languages. …
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Cold War Widow

Martha Peterson commented, “After we were married, he told me he had applied for the Central …
Read moreCold War Widow
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Liberté

Liberté is a new short film written and acted in by Sam Naz (British broadcaster/actress) about the …
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Researching Women’s Stories

I have been asked “Why did you spend eighteen months researching to locate World War 2 women …
Read moreResearching Women’s Stories
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Resistance Youth

Michelle Corjon, a resistance fighter, was awarded France’s Croix de Guerre and the silver medal for …
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Red Melita

Operation Enormoz was a WW2 Soviet venture to recruit British and American spies who sympathised …
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Ordinary People

In WW 2 and the Cold War many ordinary U.K. and U.S. citizens were approached to become spies for …
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Buffalo Soldier

Cathay Williams was the first Black woman to become a soldier in the U.S Army and a Buffalo Soldier …
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Gaining Favour

On the heels of Facebook’s announcement recently that Iranian spies were targeting U.S. medical, …
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