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- catalog abstract "From Aphra Behn, who spied for the British government in the seventeenth century, to the most well-known example, Mata Hari, female spies have a long history, existing in juxtaposition to the folkloric notion of women as chatty, gossipy, and indiscreet. This book is the first history of the female spies who served Britain during World War I, focusing on both the powerful cultural images of the woman spy and the realities, challenges, and contradictions of intelligence service. Between the founding of modern British intelligence organizations in 1909 and the demobilization of 1919, more than six thousand women served the British government in either civil or military occupations as members of the intelligence community. These women performed a variety of services, and they represented an astonishing diversity of nationality, age, and class. Using personal accounts and letters, official documents and newspaper reports, this book interrogates different and apparently contradictory constructions of gender in the competing spheres of espionage activity.".
- catalog contributor b12878527.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "From Aphra Behn, who spied for the British government in the seventeenth century, to the most well-known example, Mata Hari, female spies have a long history, existing in juxtaposition to the folkloric notion of women as chatty, gossipy, and indiscreet. This book is the first history of the female spies who served Britain during World War I, focusing on both the powerful cultural images of the woman spy and the realities, challenges, and contradictions of intelligence service. Between the founding of modern British intelligence organizations in 1909 and the demobilization of 1919, more than six thousand women served the British government in either civil or military occupations as members of the intelligence community. These women performed a variety of services, and they represented an astonishing diversity of nationality, age, and class. Using personal accounts and letters, official documents and newspaper reports, this book interrogates different and apparently contradictory constructions of gender in the competing spheres of espionage activity.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-197) and index.".
- catalog description "Intelligence before the great war -- DORA's women and the enemy within Britain -- Women behind the scenes -- Soldiers without uniforms -- Spies who knew how to die.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 205 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0814766935 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0814766943 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : New York University,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "940.4/8641/082 21".
- catalog subject "D639.S7 P76 2003".
- catalog subject "Women spies Great Britain History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Secret service Great Britain.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Intelligence before the great war -- DORA's women and the enemy within Britain -- Women behind the scenes -- Soldiers without uniforms -- Spies who knew how to die.".
- catalog title "Female intelligence : women and espionage in the First World War / Tammy M. Proctor.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".