Lois Widmark, 102, of Ivanhoe, was a codebreaker during World War II. Widmark enjoys quilting, embroidery, gardening, driving to church and cuddling her cat Muggins.

The breaking of German codes that took place at Bletchley Park, an estate outside of London, during the Second World War, is now famous—but its historiography is unusual. Until 1974, almost thirty ...

This year, the "One Book, One Batavia" selection will be "The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies" by Jason Fagone. Read the ...

Best-selling author Kate Quinn probes archives for inspirational people to write about. “I look for untold women’s stories in history — women of the past who wow me with their courage and unsung ...