The sisterhood, the secret history of women at the CIA, Liza Mundy
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The sisterhood, the secret history of women at the CIA, Liza Mundy
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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contains biographical information
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non fiction
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The sisterhood
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Liza Mundy
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the secret history of women at the CIA
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Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency's secrets. Despite discrimination--even because of it--women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA's shrewdest operatives
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