Female spies who forged the CIA
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What Can You Tell Us About Adelaide Hawkins?
Adelaide Hawkins was a single mom of three. She came to the CIA and came to American intelligence during World War II when she was working as chief of the communication center. Her real strength was being able to organize how intelligence was sent around the globe. And so she ends up having this rise at the CIA where she designs a variety of spy gear.
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