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 …
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 …
Petition to Admit Women
“Female barristers say men-only club is symbolic of diversity problems within legal profession” and it is condoning an “invisible pattern of networking between male colleagues” …
Women’s Spy Craft
Women’s Spy Craft in WW 2, as discussed in Episode 2 (releases Dec. 11. 20), includes how women were selected, how they were trained and what types of espionage work they performed at home and …
Women Agents in High Command
President-elect Joe Biden has announced two women to the highest positions in U.S. intelligence, Avril Haines will be the director of national intelligence while Gina Haspe will head up the CIA. These …
Sapphire Circles: SOE Woman to be Honoured
As in WW 2 when women were invited into work usually reserved for men, today women’s contributions are receiving greater acknowledgement through the English Heritage’s plaques. On the streets of …
Women Resistors
I interviewed 4 military and 4 resistance cell women for my research. Although the women military agents’ acts of bravery were recorded in military files, this is not necessarily true for resistance …
Spying, Self-Agency and Culture
Self-agency or personal power is one of the most important traits one can develop. It gives us a sense of control over our lives. We can be self-directed putting into action our goals and choosing our …
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 …
Invisible Women on CBC Radio
I’ll be a guest on CBC Radio’s On The Coast on Wednesday, November 11th. The interview is scheduled for shortly after 3:00 pm Pacific Time on CBC Radio One, Vancouver. I’ll be …
Declassifying Spy Files
The Canadian government is thinking of creating a centre to declassify historical documents. Bringing important culturally-related information out of the shadows and documenting it historically allows …
Welcome
Welcome to Invisible Women: The Podcast and thank you for listening to these courageous women’s stories. I wanted to create this podcast so that you may hear these war time reflections from …
Introducing Invisible Women
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