Sisterhood of Spies Women of the OSS is about the untold contributions made by the woman of OSS (Office of Strategic Services) during World War II. The author, Elizabeth P. McIntosh, begins by introducing OSS and its origins. The first half of the book describes the operations and concepts of the different branches; the second half shows the adventures and actions of the women. The author relates stories from her own experiences as well interviews of over 100 women who served all over the world.
McIntosh’s thesis is broad by bringing awareness to a previously, unknown, unique group of woman whose work interconnected to serve their country in a under high security in OSS. Her thesis includes the importance and the complexity of the individual …show more content…
One way her thesis is supported is how she elaborates on the different branches and how they worked together. A first example is her description of the highly trained “academicians” (p.33) who worked overseas and at home in the Research and Analysis (R&A) branch, collecting and analyzing overt, and covert subversive materials, maintaining vast libraries of books, biographies, and geographical studies to supply important information to different agencies all over the world. The R&A forwarded information to the woman of the Secret Intelligence (SI) branch, who were directly involved in espionage activities and supplying information to field agents all over the world. These women comprised a diverse workforce that collaborated to create a complex organization of branches that play a key role in the success of the …show more content…
The book was so specific at times, for example to include even the clothes the women were asked to bring to Europe, “personnel office also advised them to bring flannel pajamas, pillow slips, blankets, and their own bed sheets. (This cost 12$ apiece in London). (p.86) The book also diverts attention from woman to men such as in relaying information on the organizer of the OSS, General Donovan, the majority of the prologue is about him, even to include where his children grew up and his father’s occupation (p.4). The book is a bounty of facts that has to be filtered through to digest the important
McIntosh’s thesis is broad by bringing awareness to a previously, unknown, unique group of woman whose work interconnected to serve their country in a under high security in OSS. Her thesis includes the importance and the complexity of the individual …show more content…
One way her thesis is supported is how she elaborates on the different branches and how they worked together. A first example is her description of the highly trained “academicians” (p.33) who worked overseas and at home in the Research and Analysis (R&A) branch, collecting and analyzing overt, and covert subversive materials, maintaining vast libraries of books, biographies, and geographical studies to supply important information to different agencies all over the world. The R&A forwarded information to the woman of the Secret Intelligence (SI) branch, who were directly involved in espionage activities and supplying information to field agents all over the world. These women comprised a diverse workforce that collaborated to create a complex organization of branches that play a key role in the success of the …show more content…
The book was so specific at times, for example to include even the clothes the women were asked to bring to Europe, “personnel office also advised them to bring flannel pajamas, pillow slips, blankets, and their own bed sheets. (This cost 12$ apiece in London). (p.86) The book also diverts attention from woman to men such as in relaying information on the organizer of the OSS, General Donovan, the majority of the prologue is about him, even to include where his children grew up and his father’s occupation (p.4). The book is a bounty of facts that has to be filtered through to digest the important