Glen J. Carpenter speaks with Amy Butler Greenfield, author of The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life, about one of the most remarkable intelligence figures of the 20th century. Their conversation examines Friedman’s path from Riverbank Laboratories to professional codebreaking; her work against rum runners, organized crime, and wartime espionage networks; her difficult relationship with the FBI; the partnership between Elizebeth and William Friedman; and the decision to place the Friedman papers at the George C. Marshall Foundation.

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The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life

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