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Griggs, Catherine. "Beyond Boundaries: the Adventurous Life of Marguerite Harrison," American Civilization, George Washington University, April 1996.
Marguerite Harrison, an upper class child of the Gilded Age, wanted the fulfillment of an intellectual life outside the conventions of upper-class tradition. Harrison’s career began as a journalist for the Baltimore Sun and during World War I she offered her services as an agent for the Military Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army. After initial success as an agent in Germany, she was imprisoned in Bolshevik Russia for espionage. This incident embroiled the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union in a diplomatic confrontation, as well as stimulating discourse about journalism ethics. Although Harrison rejected the ideology of the women’s movement of her time, over the course of her adventurous career as a reporter, foreign correspondent, intelligence agent, travel writer, and pioneering documentary film maker, she developed a feminist consciousness that was rooted in the key mythic scenarios of American culture. This study has explored the identity of a woman who professed the ideals of liberal feminism in order to achieve an independent, self-reliant life in the public domain.
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