OSS AGENTS
former model joined the OSS after a blind date and later became a code clerk in Madrid
Who is Aline Griffith?
high-frequency radio was disguised in luggage to send messages
What is the suitcase radio?
This organization was the U.S. intelligence agency during WWII.
What is the OSS?
OSS women used this method to send messages while behind enemy lines
What is Morse code?
The success of women in the OSS helped inspire this movement for gender equality in the workplace.
What is the second wave of feminism?
She escaped the Nazis by disguising herself as a peasant
Who is Virginia Hall?
small radio system helped agents talk to ships
What is the Joan-Eleanor system?
President Truman ended the OSS in this year
What is 1945?
A reason women were hired as spies was because they were less likely to be suspected by this enemy
Who are the Nazis?
Many spy tools and techniques used by women in the OSS evolved into training used by this modern U.S. agency.
What is the CIA?
She worked in China spreading false radio and advertisements during war
Who is Betty McIntosh?
looked like a normal watch but helped spies recognize each other
What is the Humble Timepiece?
The OSS was founded by this general
Who is General Donovan?
These women often worked behind the scenes but were crucial in decoding German message
Who are code clerks?
The history of the women spies have lasted because of what?
What are museums, books, online, and tv ?
OSS agent rejected a CIA offer to marry her husband
Who is Aline Griffith?
OSS agents used tapping letters and numbers to communicate
What is Morse code?
How many OSS agents were women
4500
what two examples for Women were trained in these skills to prepare for missions and intelligence work
What are lock-picking and cryptography?
Is the gathering of information secretly.
What is espionage?
Blew up lots of bridges
Who is Virginia Hall?
How do they communicate crossing enemy lines?
What is morse code and radio transmissions?
OSS was created
What is 1942?
A device that looks like a suitcase allowed OSS women to transmit messages secretly.
What is the suitcase radio?
Seeing women do men’s work in the OSS led to more of them demanding this
What is equal pay?