![]() She learned her craft by trial and error. He had recruited her in the Newberry Library in Chicago. She started this on the estate of billionaire George Fabyan in suburban Geneva. In World War I she cracked the German’s codes. The codebreaker who spanned two World Wars and took down the rum-running Mafia during Prohibition, including Capone’s brother, single-handedly neutered the German U Boats’ wolf pack, and took down Nazi threats in South America that could have become a southern front against the US. How does Elizebeth Friedman inspire you or young girls who might enjoy coding? We’ll discuss this fascinating book that begins at the Newberry Library in Chicago! We will discuss the video program and the book. This video program is based on the book, The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies by Jason Fagone. It’s available online now via Passport or Amazon Prime. 11 PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE aired The Codebreaker program about Elizebeth Friedman. ![]() ![]() We will meet via Zoom for a discussion of the life of a truly amazing woman, Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the founder of modern cryptography. ![]()
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