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Q&A:  Ann Butler, "Wife, Mother, Spy" — Women, Espionage, and the CIA

Q&A: Ann Butler, "Wife, Mother, Spy" — Women, Espionage, and the CIA

Update: 2025-09-15
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Ann Butler was a CIA spy for 25+ years. She donned disguises, used false names, and learned how to evade surveillance. She did this clandestine work while simultaneously raising five children. As she says, "No one suspected a pregnant woman was a spy." Ann Butler talks about her work with the Agency, what it took to become an overseas operative in the mid-1980s, and some of the methods she used to extract information from targets.

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Q&A:  Ann Butler, "Wife, Mother, Spy" — Women, Espionage, and the CIA

Q&A: Ann Butler, "Wife, Mother, Spy" — Women, Espionage, and the CIA

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