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The birth of the CIA - largely populated by male, pale and Yale staff, also involved the recruitment of determined and resourceful women. Show more
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The unsung story of the women who worked for the early American intelligence agency the OSS, where crucial decisions were made to recruit and turn spies. Show more
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In the 1950s, within the CIA, female staff began to demand equal rights with their male counterparts. And a new task force was born - colloquially named The Petticoat Panel. Show more
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Addy Hawkins finally achieves her main ambition - to be sent on a full European assignment. She becomes crucial in the management of the new spy plane - Dragon Lady. Show more
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Four key CIA women were crucial in identifying where global nuclear threats were coming from. And Eloise finally becomes the first ever female CIA chief of Station - in Athens. Show more
