Fan Favorite: Who was the Woman Behind American Codebreaking?
Part-Time Genius · iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
June 22, 201846m 57s
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Show Notes
Every week, the FBI, CIA and Treasury Department would show up to Elizebeth Friedman's door and hassle the mother of two-- not for any crime, but because she had an insane talent: she solved puzzles to protect America. Meet the Quaker poet who caught gangsters, defeated Nazis and unlocked a new world of Codebreaking in this classic episode-long interview with "The Woman Who Smashed Codes" author Jason Fagone.
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