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Top 10 Female Spies

askmen.com — There is a tendency to regard high-stakes espionage as a man’s domain, but history repudiates this myopic view -- in spades. In fact, for centuries women have served their allegiances with as much distinction, bravery and awe-inspiring efficacy as their male counterparts. To prove our point, we present the top 10 female spies in history.

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  • nahsrocketeer75, on 02/10/2009, -1/+27Where's Agent 99?
  • CrankyHippo, on 02/11/2009, -0/+23The best spies are the ones you've never heard about
  • AmyVernon, on 02/10/2009, -0/+13This was really interesting. The only one I'd ever heard of was Mata Hari.
  • orkist, on 02/11/2009, -2/+9We don't know who the top female spies are. They are undercover.................
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -2/+8Valerie Plame: Not on the list.
  • vashth3stampede, on 02/11/2009, -0/+5No.4 - Virginia Hall
    Country of birth: America, France

    Well, which ***** one? also, ***** YOU 10 ITEMS SPREAD OVER 11 PAGES
  • carterx, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4No.1 - Mata Hari
    No.2 - Nancy Wake
    No.3 - Krystyna Skarbek
    No.4 - Virginia Hall
    No.5 - Violette Szabo
    No.6 - Lona Cohen
    No.7 - Elizabeth Bentley
    No.8 - Princess Stephanie Julianna von Hohenlohe
    No.9 - Brita Tott
    No.10 - Melita Norwood

  • Suits, on 02/11/2009, -1/+5Erin eSurance?
  • Aerdan, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4Where's my Harriet?
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -4/+7And yet nobody cares.
  • stklaw, on 02/11/2009, -0/+3If they know you're a spy, you probably shouldn't be on this list.
    If they don't know you're a spy, you probably wouldn't be on this list.
  • mmmcocoapuffs, on 02/11/2009, -0/+311. Foxxy Cleopatra. Let us never forget that she was a whole lotta woman.
  • comment23, on 02/11/2009, -0/+3Spy sappin' mah sentry!
  • IamNomad, on 02/11/2009, -1/+4dugg down for 11 page article.
  • 007isbond1, on 02/11/2009, -0/+3Anne Hathaway ftw
  • adderx99, on 02/11/2009, -0/+3sorry, but wouldnt the top 10 female spies not be on the list? you wouldnt even know about them....
  • IAmTheGuy, on 02/11/2009, -2/+4Alias is a show about a spy.
  • ilikedemoon, on 02/12/2009, -0/+2Women definitely played a role in world espionage. i'm just saying their not as strong as men.
  • ilikedemoon, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2women are the weaker sex
  • Kidddrunkadelic, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2Bond nailed 8 of em.
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2Why. The *****. Are you referencing Austin Powers 3?
  • stk198323, on 02/12/2009, -0/+1PMS?
  • Tarl, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1I was thinking the same thing.
    A whistle blower that got blackballed to cover up the Bush Administration's underhandedness.
  • stk198323, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1So basicly we should hear about men doing some stuff but for women we need to research it by ourselves? Yeah then in this case your even more sexist since you tell people we can't make list about girls because we need to research it instead of hearing about it from others like you would for man and also no one will take the time to research these things because who realyl cares to know who was the best German spy in the 40's?

    Also why would I research something just in case a women had the idea to do it, I could waste days and days searching for the first women who was the captain of her team in nhl: it never happened so I will never find out! So how are you supposed to know if your not sure who she was or if she never existed?
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1I love skipping the AskMen ads without looking at them! Ha Ha
  • doctressjulia, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1really?
  • charlietuna, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1Would you believe Anne is back at my place?
  • RavagesOfTime, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1No mention of Motoko Kusagani? Feh.
  • Healthanizer, on 02/11/2009, -0/+011- my wife :)
  • Healthanizer, on 02/12/2009, -0/+0It's really like Obama is President
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -4/+4Seriously anyone who thinks something is a man's domain is a ignorant *****.. woman have been doing cool/evil/hardcore/nice ***** for as long as men have.. and it's all documented in the god damn history books if anyone can be bothered to go read about it.. but the important point is YOU have go read and find this info out for yourself and form your own opinion, instead of just sitting there expecting the media to randomly tell you about it.. and then bitching that you never hear about women doing the same old stuff guys do..
  • doctressjulia, on 02/11/2009, -1/+1The reason you need to do more research about womens' accomplishments is because they are ROUTINELY IGNORED and MARGINALIZED by society and the world in general. Does that help you?? Idiot.
  • Asianwaste, on 02/11/2009, -1/+1Mr. F....
  • meretrice, on 02/11/2009, -3/+3Buried for not including Elizabeth Van Lew, a Civil War spy and hero. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Van_Lew)

    From Wikipedia: "Van Lew's work was highly valued by the United States. George H. Sharpe, intelligence officer for the Army of the Potomac, credited her with "the greater portion of our intelligence in 1864-65." On Grant's first visit to Richmond after the war, he had tea with Van Lew, and later appointed her postmaster of Richmond.[1] Grant said of her "You have sent me the most valuable information received from Richmond during the war."
  • antdude, on 02/12/2009, -1/+1Mmm, Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow.
  • SomeRandomGuy, on 02/11/2009, -5/+4Violette Szabo on list. = Instant fail.

    Here's the entirety of the "Violet Non-Assassin's" spy career.

    Mission 1: Spent 25 days organizing the French resistance.

    Mission 2: Captured in a gunfight that resulted in 0 Germans wounded or killed. Died in prison.

    THE END.

    That's a woman on your top 10 female spies list? You suck at making lists.
  • YourNameHere1, on 02/11/2009, -1/+0On your Unrated Collector's Edition DVD of Brokeback Mountain.
  • crilen007, on 02/11/2009, -2/+1She's tiny wtf are you talking about.
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -3/+2At least she looks better than all the other dogs on the list.
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -2/+1troll
  • siggyfawn, on 02/11/2009, -5/+3How the ***** am I suppose to jack off to that? Epic fail.
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -6/+0All ugly.
  • inactive, on 02/11/2009, -8/+1How are they supposed to spy on other countries if they are not allowed to leave the kitchen?

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