The Liberation of Marguerite Harrison
America's First Female Foreign Intelligence Agent
Marguerite Harrison spent two months in Poland trying to figure out a way to enter Russia. The two countries were at war, which heightened both the risks and opportunities. Occasionally prisoner exchanges took place along the border at Minsk and a shady characters ran a brisk contraband trade. In December, Marguerite sent a cryptic message …
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Merian C. Cooper in Poland Marguerite Harrison reached Poland just in time for the winter holidays. Conditions were harsh. Five years of war had left Warsaw in shambles. Poland, which had emerged from the remnants of three empires, struggled to gain a foothold in the new European order. War had broken out with Russia as …
The Liberation of Marguerite Harrison 