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The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA

byLiza Mundy

Liza Mundy uncovers the history of women at the CIA across three generations, from early clerical and analytical roles to operational leadership and the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Drawing on interviews and records, she shows how women navigated secrecy, discrimination, family pressures, and an institutional culture that repeatedly underestimated their abilities. Their work transformed intelligence gathering even when promotions and public recognition lagged behind. The book combines espionage history with a study of workplace power, revealing how persistent insiders changed both the agency's methods and its understanding of who could serve.

Publisher

Crown Publishing Group, The

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780593238172