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Diane Greig

Les Espionnes Racontent

In 2017, Chloé Aeberhardt, a French journalist, released a book entitled, "Les Espionnes Racontent" about the stories of six female intelligence officers. In this clip she talks about the …
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February 25, 2021 by Diane Greig

The White Mouse

Nancy Wake, New Zealand born and SOE (Special Operations Executive) trained, was one of the few female agents who received wide acclaim for her WW 2 accomplishments. She was honoured with medals by …
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February 23, 2021 by Diane Greig

A Brilliant Spy

Harriet Tubman has been inducted into the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame for her work as an intelligence operations specialist during the Civil War. (also see this Washington Post article …
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February 20, 2021 by Diane Greig

Sexpionage

Last month the Indian Army warned its personnel against interacting with unknown Facebook and WhatsApp social media profiles, and specifically about being "honey-trapped". They had discovered 150 fake …
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February 16, 2021 by Diane Greig

The Female Gaze

Actor, Lorraine Toussaint, comments that it’s exciting to play the strong and clever Black female spy character, McCall in The Equailzer, a drama series reboot from the …
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February 16, 2021 by Diane Greig

A Call to Action

Spies posing as journalists is not new in espionage especially in first-world countries where political and economic information is desired, but it still works -- at least for awhile. …
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February 12, 2021 by Diane Greig

Shadow Projections

Ayla, a young Jewish woman, walked for miles in the middle of the night through mountainous regions with snowdrifts and freezing temperatures toward the German front. Nearing the front with its …
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February 10, 2021 by Diane Greig

Double Identité

Although settling in the English countryside with three children and a husband, Ursula Kuczynski was a deep spy and colonel in the Red Army with a transmitter in her Cotswold outhouse. The …
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February 4, 2021 by Diane Greig

OSS Spy Novelist

In 1944, Aline Griffith was sent to Spain by the OSS to search out Nazi sympathisers. She infiltrated Spanish society through high profile soirées and nightclubs. Post WW 2, it was unusual for …
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February 4, 2021 by Diane Greig

Civil War Sleuth

Before the CIA had women at the helm, a philanthropist and abolitionist, Elizabeth Van Lew (1818-1900), ran an underground spy network called the “Richmond Underground” which included clerks in the …
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February 3, 2021 by Diane Greig

Liberating Marguerite

In 1918 when women were not considered as serious war correspondents, Marguerite Harrison, a journalist, linguist and adventurer turned to the U.S. Army Military Intelligence asking if she could …
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January 30, 2021 by Diane Greig

Poetic Rhythm

Even prior to WW 2, Elizebeth Smith Friedman was indispensable to the U.S. government because of her unique perspective on patterns and language rhythms. At a time when the FBI was in its infancy and …
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January 30, 2021 by Diane Greig

Badass Women

By 1944 and as the Nazis became more astute at discovering Allied male agents, the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) working in France began using women from the Free French Intelligence …
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January 23, 2021 by Diane Greig

Fighting Fascists and Sexists

A powerful espionage agent from the WW 2 era, Lidia Menapace, who fought Fascists in Italy died in December 2020 at the age of 96 from Covid-19. Lidia Menapace , photo by dumplife (Mihai …
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January 23, 2021 by Diane Greig

Missing the Mark

Recently, I attended a virtual Smithsonian Institute seminar created by the American Women’s History Initiative called, Female Spies of World War II given by two CIA men. These presenters reviewed …
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January 14, 2021 by Diane Greig

Propaganda

On her wedding day Liliana discovered that she was not only saying yes to marriage, but also to the perilous work of a wireless operator in one of the first resistance cells in France. Speaking 5 …
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January 10, 2021 by Diane Greig

Deep Cover Career Agents

Women made excellent spies in WW 2 partly because of western gendered projections about them not being astute, strategic or creative enough to be a threat. Stereotypically, women were believed to be …
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January 8, 2021 by Diane Greig

Redefining Espionage

When mandatory spying, like mandatory military training is imposed on a country's citizens, it has a direct impact on foreign countries and potentially the balance of power in the world. This coupled …
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December 21, 2020 by Diane Greig

Not Crossword

To do their job well, code breakers usually have different ways of perceiving and solving puzzles than most of us. The UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is consistently looking for …
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December 21, 2020 by Diane Greig

Honey Trapped

Some western countries are being flooded by short and long-term spies who are planted by their enemies into the political and technological fabric of a country. These women and men are astute, have …
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December 18, 2020 by Diane Greig

Shifting Paradigm

Richard Moore, the new head of the UK's SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service, has put out a call for those with disabilities to join the intelligence community. He is broadening the diversity of …
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December 18, 2020 by Diane Greig

Out of the Shadows

From this article in the local Bowen Island newspaper, to listeners around the world. It’s gratifying to see the genuine and cross-cultural interest and enthusiasm in these women’s brave war …
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December 13, 2020 by Diane Greig

Spy Craft

What is it about secrets and spying that holds such interest, curiosity and energy for us?  And, why were these women agents, who were living ordinary lives pre-war, exhilarated by …
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December 10, 2020 by Diane Greig

Increasing Inroads

A Call to Spy, releasing this week, is a movie about three Special Operations Executive (SOE) women agents in WW 2 who were initially selected to spy behind enemy lines because they easily passed …
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December 7, 2020 by Diane Greig
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