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Katharine Swift

Premier linguist and codebreaker at NSA reconstructing many codes during her 30-year career.

Nellie Locust was one of a few Native American women to join the SPARS. Her service during World War II is an example of Native American servicemembers’ commitment to both tribal pride and American patriotism.

Laura Holmes

During the 1980s, Laura Holmes served as a career cryptanalyst and supervisor against a series of challenging manual cryptosystems at the NSA. She also developed considerable expertise in an impressive number of target languages.

Juliana Mickwitz

An innovative linguist who was a prime advocate of new ways of exploiting language materials and developed highly-valuable intelligence information at a time when the U.S. lacked other sources.

Juanita Moody

Signal Security Agency (SSA, later NSA) cryptanalyst

Dr Delores Maria Leon

Dr. Delores Leon became the first woman to become a flight surgeon in the United States Army and the first woman to serve as commander of the 545th General Dispensary, Camp Humphreys, Korea in 1975.

Iris Carr

Joining the NSA during WWII, she fought diligently, though quietly, for better opportunities for talented but underutilized employees.

Verneda Rodríguez Mclean

WWII military pilot active in the fight for veteran status for the WASPs and the first WASP to be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Lillie Berry

The first African American woman in the NSA to give instruction in signals analysis and the first African American woman assigned as an Agency recruiter.

Wilhelmena Ware

Chief of the Learning Center at the NSA, where she was instrumental in instituting a number of programs, including the implementation of the sign language course.