It's the little things citizens do That's what will make the difference My little thing is planting trees Victoria Woodhull TO CREATE ONE'S WORLD IN ANY OF THE ARTS TAKES COURAGE Georgia O'Keeffe But I was free and they should be free Harriet Tubman I am not afraid I was born to do this Joan of Arc I am a queen And as long as I live I will reign Zenobia A woman is like a tea bag You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water Eleanor Roosevelt The world has used me so unkindly I fear it has made me suspicious of everyone Mary Anning LIBERTY Inayat Khan's last word HISTORY'S YEARBOOK I was the only female in my class I sat on one side of the room and the guys on the other side of the room I guess they didn't want to associate with me But I could hold my own with them and sometimes did better Mary Golda Ross VIRGINIA LOH HAGAN GIRL SPIES as it receives Biddy Mason blessed for it gives in abundance even good can come in The open hand is If you hold your hand closed nothing I'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID IN MY LIFE Nancy Wake I ATTRIBUTE MY SUCCESS TO THIS I NEVER GAVE OR TOOK ANY EXCUSE Florence Nightingale Women should be someone and not something Mary Cassatt Here is the day We must The title of Queen Welcome it with song rang sweet to my ear Marie Laveau WELL BEHOVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Catherine the Great
Contents Introduction 3 1 Best All-Around Agent 355 4 2 Most Likely to Cook Up a Plan Julia Child 6 3 Most Clever Barbara Lauwers 8 4 Most Likely to Sign Up for Anything Nancy Wake 10 5 Most Loyal Noor Inayat Khan 12 6 Most Charming Zheng Pingru 14 7 Biggest Transformation Sarah Emma Edmonds 16 8 Best Survivor Dahteste 18 9 Best Team Mary Bowser and Elizabeth Van Lew 20 10 Biggest Heroine Harriet Tubman 22 11 Biggest Rebel Manuela Sáenz 24 12 Most Likely to Win at Trivia Agnes Meyer Driscoll 26 Your Turn 30 Consider This 31 Glossary 31 Index 31 2
Introduction We are celebrating girl spies Spies collect and report intelligence Intelligence means information Spies take down enemies Some wear disguises Some pretend to be other people Some use special gadgets Gadgets are special tools and machines Spies risk their lives They overcome challenges Challenges are hard tasks But it’s not easy being a girl spy Some people think spying is too dangerous for women Throughout history women have shown they’re brave They’re strong They’re smart The girl spies in this book rise to the top They paved the way for today’s girl spies Spies are more than just secret agents though Agents are officers They’re loyal They’re creative They’re problem solvers You just might have the qualities to be the next best spy Here’s to you and all the girl spies in our lives 3
