Ginny Benson will present 鈥淎 Personal Story of My Aunt, Elizabeth Sudmeier, One of the First Women Spies in the CIA鈥� on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning (HCLL).
The program is free of charge, open to the public and handicap accessible from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Event Center in Park Rapids.
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Benson will share the personal story of Sudmeier, who played a vital role on the international stage during the Cold War. According to an HCCL news release, Sudmeier risked her life several times in the Middle East to gain intelligence on Soviet weaponry.
Former CIA Director John Brennan called Sudmeier the best spy the CIA ever had, the release states. She was also one of the women spies featured in the book 鈥淲ise Gals鈥� by Nathalia Holt.
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