The Liberation of Marguerite Harrison
America's First Female Foreign Intelligence Agent
In early June Marguerite’s case went to the highest authority in Soviet Russia—Vladimir Lenin. Maryland Sen. Joseph France wrote to Lenin asking permission to enter Russia to discuss the release of the American prisoners in exchange for food aid. France, who was facing reelection in the fall, was especially eager to free one of his …
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Throughout late February and early March 1920, Marguerite Harrison interviewed numerous Soviet officials, including some powerful women. Today is International Women's Day, so it's fitting to acknowledge these female revolutionaries. Among those was Angelica Balabanova, the secretary of the Third International, the organization of Communists from around the world. Balabanova and Harrison had much in …
The Liberation of Marguerite Harrison 