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Code Girls - Coggle Diagram
Code Girls
How they're depicted
keepers of secrets
considered as American Treasures
hidden figures of the Greatest Generation
heroines (duty)
Report
files became declassified
were vital during WWII
testimonies
a book was written to pay tribute to them
What did they do ?
pride: wanted to make their part in that war
"loose lips sink ships"
they kept the secret - matter of secrecy - they remained silent
decoded a crucial Japanese code
Role of the Government
asked two questions
engaged ? --> the government wanted them to be devoted entirely to their tasks/missions
cross words puzzles ? --> to decrypt German and Japanes military codes
11 000 women were sent to Washington
wanted to hire highly-educated women with maths and languages skills