Dorothy T Blum
Dorothy Toplitzky Blum significantly changed the way NSA did cryptanalysis, pioneering the use of computers to manipulate and process data automatically.
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Elizebeth Smith Friedman
Cryptanalyst and pioneer in U.S. cryptology
Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein
Skilled cryptanalyst whose successful breakthrough enabled the Army Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) to build an analog machine that solved the Japanese diplomatic system known as “Purple.” Exploitation of this system provided crucial intelligence in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II.
Hilda Faust Mathieu
Computer network pioneer Hilda Faust Mathieu was an early advocate recognizing network vulnerabilities and one of the driving forces developing security controls for network protection at the NSA.
Anna Smith Strong
Anna “Nancy” Strong was a member of the Culper Spy Ring in Setauket NY during the American Revolution.
Fleet Master Chief April D Beldo
The first woman and first African-American in multiple Navy positions, including the first female Command Master Chief of an aircraft carrier and the first female Command Master Chief for recruit training.
Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner
Captain Rosemary Mariner was a pioneer female naval aviator.
Susan Ahn Cuddy
A young college graduate who joined the military following the Pearl Harbor attack
Agnes Meyer Driscoll
Agnes Meyer Driscoll’s work as a navy cryptanalyst who broke a multitude of Japanese naval systems, as well as a developer of early machine systems, marks her as one of the true “originals” in American cryptology.
Ann Z Caracristi
Ann Caracristi began her career with the Army’s cryptologic organization during World War II. After a brief civilian career immediately following the war, she joined one of NSA’s predecessor organizations as a cryptanalyst.