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

The podcast is hosted by Diane E. Greig.

New episodes monthly.

Episodes


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
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
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
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
Invisible Women logo for Promo episode

Host Diane Greig spent years researching, finding, and interviewing women who worked in espionage during World War 2. She invites you to meet them on this podcast series, launching November 11, 2020

Listen NowIntroducing Invisible Women

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Most Recent Articles


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Les Espionnes Racontent

In 2017, Chloé Aeberhardt, a French journalist, released a book entitled, “Les Espionnes Racontent” …
Read moreLes Espionnes Racontent
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The White Mouse

Nancy Wake, New Zealand born and SOE (Special Operations Executive) trained, was one of the few …
Read moreThe White Mouse
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A Brilliant Spy

Harriet Tubman has been inducted into the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame for her work as …
Read moreA Brilliant Spy
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Sexpionage

Last month the Indian Army warned its personnel against interacting with unknown Facebook and …
Read moreSexpionage
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The Female Gaze

Actor, Lorraine Toussaint, comments that it’s exciting to play the strong and clever Black female …
Read moreThe Female Gaze
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A Call to Action

Spies posing as journalists is not new in espionage especially in first-world countries where …
Read moreA Call to Action
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Double Identité

Although settling in the English countryside with three children and a husband, Ursula Kuczynski was …
Read moreDouble Identité
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OSS Spy Novelist

In 1944, Aline Griffith was sent to Spain by the OSS to search out Nazi sympathisers. She …
Read moreOSS Spy Novelist
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Civil War Sleuth

Before the CIA had women at the helm, a philanthropist and abolitionist, Elizabeth Van Lew …
Read moreCivil War Sleuth
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Liberating Marguerite

In 1918 when women were not considered as serious war correspondents, Marguerite Harrison, a …
Read moreLiberating Marguerite
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Poetic Rhythm

Even prior to WW 2, Elizebeth Smith Friedman was indispensable to the U.S. government because of her …
Read morePoetic Rhythm
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Badass Women

By 1944 and as the Nazis became more astute at discovering Allied male agents, the US Office of …
Read moreBadass Women

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