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From the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls comesthe neverbeforetold story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIAwomen who helped create the template for cuttingedge espionage and blazed new paths for equality in the workplace in the treacherous postWWII era

In the wake of World War II four agents were critical in helping build a new organization that we now know as the CIA Adelaide Hawkins Mary Hutchison Eloise Page and Elizabeth Sudmeier called the wise gals by their male colleagues because of their sharp sense of humor and even quicker intelligence were not the stereotypical femme fatale of spy novels They were smart courageous and groundbreaking agents at the top of their class instrumental in both developing innovative tools for intelligence gatheringand insisting in their own unique ways that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved
Throughout the Cold War era each woman had a vital role to play on the international stage Adelaiderose through the ranksdeveloping new cryptosystems that advanced how spiescommunicate with each other Mary worked overseas in Europe and Asia building partnerships and allegiances that would last decades Elizabeth would risk her life in the Middle East in order to gain intelligence on deadly Sovietweaponry Eloise would wield influence on scientific and technical operations worldwide ultimately exposing global terrorism threatsThrough their friendship and shared sense of purpose they rose to positions of power and were able to make real change in a traditionally male pale and Yale organizationbut not without some tragic losses and real heartache along the way
Meticulously researched and beautifully told Holt uses firsthand interviews with past and present officials and declassified government documents to uncover the stories of these four inspirational womenWise Galssheds a light on the untold history of the women whose daring foreign intrigues domestic persistence and fighting spirit have been and continue to be instrumental to our countrys security

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