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In the twentieth century, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the conventions of their time.

Across both world wars, they ran spy networks and escape lines, parachuted behind enemy lines and interrogated prisoners. Meanwhile, back at Bletchley and Whitehall, women’s vital administrative work in Military Intelligence kept the British war engine running.

Historian Helen Fry will look at the rich and varied intelligence and espionage work women undertook, from spies in the Belgian network who knitted coded messages into jumpers, to those who interpreted aerial images and even ran entire sections.

Discover the inspirational contributions of these remarkable women.