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Also stationed at Arlington Hall, Virginia during WWII learning to break codes

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Women can keep a secret!

https://www.randolphcollege.edu/news/2018/03/declassified-code-girls/

I am so thankful we are getting more and more detailed stories of the supporting actors from past historical events. As a child, we only have time to learn the bare basics, but digging into books like this further reinforces the knowledge that it truly takes an army to accomplish something huge, an army of all shapes and sizes, genders, talents, etc. Loved this book!!!!

I wish there was a higher rating. This books sticks to me, I think of these women often. Not only is the history fascinating, but such a well-written book.

It was a little slow for me during the first 1/3rd of the book. Once it got going, it was hard to put it down. I learned so much about the war that is so interesting!

I read Code Girls by Liza Mundy for a book club. Mundy bites off a lot to write the history of the women (ahem, mostly the white women) code breakers during WWII. Considering the massiveness of the project, it's well-done and has some characters that the reader comes to care about. Nonfiction really isn't my jam, but I recommend it for those who like the genre. ⭐⭐⭐.5

#ConflictedWorlds

I read a lot of #war books, fiction & nonfiction, especially about WWII. I especially like books about women in the war like code breakers, agents, spies & the resistance. Here are a dozen books from either my “read” or more likely my #TBR stacks because there are a LOT of these books out there & I have to space them out as reading them all at once can be depressing-they rarely end well.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

I think this is one that everyone with an interest in WWII history should read - I had no idea about the thousands of women who worked as code breakers during the war! Well researched, captivating story

This book is fascinating so far - but also infuriating!

I read the audiobook version of this book. It was really interesting learning about the women who broke the German and Japanese cryptographic codes.

I loved this book! It was highly researched and well written. I both cried and laughed during the epilogue. These are fascinating, intelligent women that I had no idea about.

Some #audiopuzzling while I finished up Code Girls, an intriguing look at how USwomen broke the Japanese and German coded messages that helped turn the tide for the Allies and win WWII. I‘m not one for war books, it‘s just not my jam. But twist those stories on their heads to teach me about women using their brains? Count me in.

Book 10 for #15books15weeks

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This was such a wonderfully fascinating read. I loved it!!

This was educational, interesting, funny and occasionally heartbreaking. I had no idea women worked as code breakers during WWII. The complexity of the work was described in a way that even I could understand (mostly. I definitely would not have been able to do what they did! 😂) I loved the personal stories of the women mixed in.

I just started Code Girls and my girl‘s school is mentioned. It‘s now Winthrop University but still pretty cool. Go Eagles! 🦅

Thank you @catebutler for my awesome #LitsyLove #WinterExchange package!! These two books have been on my TBR forever and I‘m SO psyched I finally get to read them. I can‘t wait to wear the Christmas socks while drinking the sugar cookie tea in my new mug and eating all the chocolates. I‘m already burning the candle! 😆 I just love each and every single thing!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH my dear #LitsyLove friend. 😘😘😘

So, so good! Compelling, educational, personal. I loved learning about these amazing women, their lives, and their important roles during WWII. I actually started googling some of their names because I wanted to put faces with names. I must admit, I couldn‘t always keep track of everyone with how the narrative skipped around, but it didn‘t take away from my enjoyment. And the audiobook narrator was great! Definitely would recommend!

#ThoughtfulThursday
Thank you @Eggs for the thoughtful tag 😘
1. Pumpkin pie
2. Code Girls
3. I am blessed with fantastic friends, a loving mom, and an awesome dog & cat.

Did this puzzle to go with my current audiobook, Code Girls by Liza Mundy for #nfNov.

#TIL women were hired do to code breaking during WWII, first as civilians and then being allowed to join the Navy (WAVES) & Army (WACS). Approx. 100,000 women joined the services during WWII, although only nurses were allowed to deploy overseas.

#friYAYintro
1. I haven‘t played any in a while but I love Cards Against Humanity.
2. 🇦🇺 & 🇳🇿
3. A bit behind. But I increased my goal 2x already, so I‘m not worried.
4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
5. Y‘all have asked such great questions. I‘ve been having fun answering them. So let‘s see. . . What is the air speed velocity. . . wait, I feel like that‘s been done already. Um, how much wood can. . . no, no, that‘s no good either. 👇🏻

For #MrBook1inAMillion #LitsyPartyOfOne #24B4Monday, I‘ll finish the tagged audiobook & Remembrance, then the rest are from my #nfNov TBR.

My snack choices: Trader Joe‘s air popped popcorn (which I might have already opened 🤫), goldfish, & dried mangoes. I also plan on making some fresh carrot-ginger-mango-orange juice, but I might go totally wild & get some sparkling water + some peanut butter cups. What can I say, it‘s a 3-day weekend! 🎉

#nfNov #TIL in a little history of codes & ciphers:

During the Civil War, the Confederate Army‘s cipher was so complicated, they became confused by it. 😂

And sometimes they‘d also intercept Union messages, publish them in the newspapers, & invite readers to submit solutions.

Started a new audiobook for #nfNov that sounds interesting.

I started this audiobook today and I‘m already enjoying it! Did you know that of the 20,000 cryptographers employed by the US Government during WWII, 11,000 of them were female?

I'm really interested in this story but I feel like the book is just all over the place. The author talks about code writing in between telling about people's lives and in differing time periods... 🤔 I'm having a tough time following.

I‘m testing out some books for a committee I‘m on that happened to be part of my personal book collection. Part of my #SelfLove routine is purchasing books and allowing myself to indulge in reading. I also recently purchased the weighted blanket under the books - it‘s warm and comfy, so I look forward to cool nights snuggled under the blanket reading books. #SelfImprovementSept

I picked up a couple of books from Audible‘s two for one sale.

#AudibleSale

Replenishment for my #WW2 Display 😁!

Have you read any of these?!

#LitsyLovesLibraries #MrBooksDisplays

Code Girls is incredibly interesting, I just couldn't commit to it. Hopefully I will in the future!

Dog walking this week means lots of extra time for audiobooks.

The tone of this one gets under my skin sometimes but the coding bits are fascinating!

Great book. Interesting part of our history, and a unique take on WWII Liza Mundy gives life to the story, paints real people as characters in an exciting drama, and pulls the reader in.

Code Girls tells of the important code breaking work of women during WW2. In her book, Mundy includes both humorous snippets (bartering plates of scrambled eggs for the delivery of a mattress), technical aspects of the code breaking work, and stories of how seriously the women took their work and in many cases never revealing their key role even to those close to them and even years later long after the war.

Current read - interesting info on how involved this effort was, nice job of turning history into story.

This was the untold, and unknown story about thousands of American women who stepped up to break enemy codes during WWII. It is not an exaggeration to say they helped win the war. Very interesting and well done.
#womenshistorymonth

Pretty good audiobook. True story of the women who broke codes during WW2. Good narration but it does get pretty technical when it comes to code breaking detail. Interesting and worth reading if you like WW2 reads.

Next audiobook for the #litsyAtoZ challenge! It‘s great so far! @BookishMarginalia

"It appears that in order to live at all one must live dangerously." Florence Mendheim

Favorite part of working in a library so far? Attending cool events on the clock.

Female readers will doubtlessly feel inspired by this meticulously researched tale of recovering the stories of hidden heroes, bolstered by Mundy‘s superb writing. But every reader will likely feel a much-needed sense of patriotic pride.

This was an interesting story, especially because I already knew about the British side of the code-breaking enterprise. My only complaint is the time jumps that made it hard to follow in audio. Also, I was thrilled to see that Winthrop (where I got my BA in history and MS in Biology) played a role in the story!! This was my book about a topic that fascinates me for #MMDchallenge

Thoroughly enjoyed this book about amazing women who played such a key role during WWII. The book has a good balance between detailed descriptions and broad generalizations, which kept me interested and invested in finding out what happened to some of the women.

Code Girls: The untold story of the American women code breakers who helped win World War II was jam packed with interesting information. Almost to much information, it was like... https://www.bluestockingreviews.com/blog/code-girls

Here's my beautiful #DiwaliBookSwap gifts! I love them.

Can't wait to read the book 🙂

For fans of The Radium Girls &Hidden Figures.

Mundy brings to life the young women who helped shape &changed the course of WWII. This portion of history has been largely left out of history books &schools (b/c of secrecy restrictions, & b/c so much of women's role in history is skimmed over), so most of this information was new to me. I loved learning about these unsung heroines.

Thank you Hachette Books for sending me a copy.

3.5⭐️s

#history

Women are incredible, and they have been forever. During WWII, women were finally able to contribute and show their worth as code breakers. They were so integral to the war effort, for the first time in the United States, they were actively recruited. I LOVED reading this book!

onthebl.org/2018/10/23/code-girls/

This was from yesterday at The Midtown Scholar as I had the privilege to hear Liza Mundy. It's always a pleasure to hear authors speak and talk about their work. I'm looking forward to reading Code Girls (although it may have to wait until next month with a crazy schedule right now).

"Things like marital disharmony were not spoken about, even though many families were suffering under the hardships and dislocation of the Great Depression." (pg.38)

"Dot's composition class beat the boarding school, Chatham Hall, in a themed essay contest--an unheard-of occurrence--and the mother of the girl in her physics class came to thank her for all she had done, saying the girl planned to study physics in college." (pg.37)

"Five days a week, eight hours a day, Dot Braden ran from classroom to classroom, teaching, lecturing, grading, marching. For her pains she was paid $900 a year, and about $5 a day." (pg.36)