The former slave known for leading more than 300 people—including her elderly parents—to freedom as a conductor on the Underground Railroad was also a Union spy. Born in Maryland around 1820, Tubman ...

Spying has long been viewed as a man’s game, but throughout history, women have played pivotal roles in intelligence operations that significantly influenced the outcomes of wars. These women worked ...

Virginia Opera is performing 'Intelligence,' which is based on two Richmond women who worked for the North during the Civil War. The opera will be performed in Norfolk, Richmond and Fairfax.

"A Call To Spy" tells the story of three of the first agents to risk their lives as spies for Britain in occupied France during the first days of World War II. They are three women - Vera Atkins, a ...

Was Emilia Clarke and Hayley Lu Richardson's show Ponies inspired by real Cold War events? We unpack the true history behind ...

Peacock's thrilling series Ponies depicts the surprising role of housewife spies in the CIA during the Cold War.

Resisters and spies. Edith Cavell: "Patriotism is not enough" -- Louis Thuliez: "Because I am a Frenchwoman" -- Emilienne Moreau: the teen who became a national symbol -- Gabrielle Petit: feisty ...

NMAHMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. The Civil War is remembered as a war of brother against brother, with women standing innocently on the sidelines. But battlefield ...

This is the introduction to The War Room, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insights into defence and security. But this slender head-count certainly doesn’t do justice to the ...