Tag Archives: female spies

Odette Sansom & Krystyna Skarbek: Freedom Fighters

Posted on December 1, 2025 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig While researching my current work-in-progress, a WWII-set novel, I find myself drawn to stories of strong women during that war. Although Odette Sansom and Krystyna Skarbek may never have met during the war, they were both … Continue reading →

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Phyliss Latour Doyle: the Knitter Was a Spy by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on December 2, 2019 by lhsittig@verizon.net

The knitter was a spy, or the spy was a knitter? Phyliss Latour Doyle belongs to a unique group in history — steganographers, who hide secret data within ordinary pieces of everyday life, like a knitted scarf. While the term … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth McIntosh and the Strong Women of the OSS by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on May 1, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Before the CIA, there was the Office of Strategic Services, known as the OSS. Composed of both civilians and military, nationals and foreign correspondents, it constituted an army of men and women dedicated to penetrating the world of foreign intelligence. … Continue reading →

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