Created in the aftermath of World War II\, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to c hannel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables\, made dead dro ps\, and maintained the agency&rsquo\;s secrets. Despite discrimination&md ash\;even because of it&mdash\;women who started as clerks\, secretaries\, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA&rsquo\;s shrewdest opera tives.
\nThey were unlikely spies&mdash\;and that&rsquo\;s exactly w hat made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant \, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn\, G eneva\, and Moscow\, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB ad versaries. Back at headquarters\, women built the CIA&rsquo\;s critical ar chives&mdash\;first by hand\, then by computer. And they noticed things th at the men at the top didn&rsquo\;t see. As the CIA faced an identity cris is after the Cold War\, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda&mdash\;though their warnings were r epeatedly brushed aside.
\nAfter the 9/11 attacks\, more women joine d the agency as a new job\, targeter\, came to prominence. They showed tha t data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landsc ape&mdash\;an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA&rsquo\;s suc cessful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound.
\nPropelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that inf used \;Code Girls\, \;The Sisterhood \;offers a riveting new p erspective on history\, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the mode rn intelligence age\, and how their silencing made the world more dangerou s.
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