Adelaide Hawkins
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Adelaide Hawkins | |
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| Born | Mulheran March 6, 1914. |
| Died | July 10, 2008 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Cryptologist |
| Known for | Managed the Office of Strategic Services’ message center in Washington DC, specializing in secret codes, or ciphers |
Adelaide Hawkins (née Mulheran) (March 6, 1914- July 10, 2008) was a cryptologist at the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Beginning in December 1941,[1] she managed the agency’s message center in Washington DC, specializing in secret codes, or ciphers.[2] She helped train spies working behind enemy lines in communications.[3] She went on to work with the CIA. She was a member of the “petticoat panel,” an effort by the CIA in 1953 to “to study the problems of professional and clerical advancement to determine…whether they believe there is any discrimination as such against women for advancing professionally.”[4]
References
- ^ "1947-07-28 - Adelaide Hawkins affidavit.pdf | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- ^ Hawkins, Adelaide Margaret Mulheran; Matusow, Barbara; Susan A. Vaughan; National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), Adelaide Margaret Hawkins Collection, Barbara Matusow, Washington Storytellers Theatre, retrieved 2019-02-18
- ^ Baime, A. J. "The CIA's Female Spy Question". HISTORY. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- ^ "2003-03-01 - CSI ‐ The Petticoat Panel A 1953 Study of the Role of Women in the CIA Career Service.pdf | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-18.