“Spy Girl” Betty McIntosh lived a storied, adventurous life.
She was one of only a few women during #WWII to work in #OSS Morale Ops, where she used her talents as a former journalist to create so-called “black propaganda” campaigns.
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Betty was working as a reporter for Scripps Howard news service in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Fluent in Japanese, Betty joined #OSS in 1943. Soon she found herself working w/a group of OSS artists, writers, & cartoonists in Asia.
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Betty & her #OSS Morale Ops colleagues created so-called “black propaganda”: false news reports, postcards, documents, & radio messages designed to spread disinformation to undermine Japanese troop morale during #WWII.
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After #WWII, Betty worked for Joint Chiefs of Staff, Voice of America, @StateDept & @UN.
In 1958, she joined CIA until her retirement in 1973.
Betty wrote many books, including “Sisterhood of Spies” about the adventures of the brave women who served in #OSS
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On March 1, 2015 Betty came back to CIA to celebrate her 100th birthday & share some of her stories
“I'm glad I was in OSS,” said Betty. “It was a wonderful experience & I cherish it as the most exciting part of my life”
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