Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "female spies in World War I" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Baroness Iona Zollner, Edith Cavell, Felice Schmidt, Mata Hari, Storch, woman spy.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"How America Reacts to Edith Cavell's Death"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 31, 1915, Page 5, Image 31, col. 1.
"Woman Spy Carries Secrets in Bandages"
The Washington Herald (Washington, D.C.), June 4, 1916, Page 30, Image 30, col. 3.
"Dashed Hot Tea in Face of Baroness of Annapolis"
The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), December 26, 1917, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Introducing the Baroness "Nonie" - Can You Blame 'Em for Falling for Those Eyes?"
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND), January 3, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Thrilling Experiences of a Woman Spy Who Ran Down German Plotters"
The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), January 25, 1918, Page 5, Image 5, col. 1.
"The Love Tricks of the Woman Spy"
The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK), February 13, 1918, Page 6, Image 6, col. 1.
"Queens of the Spy World Whose Intrigues Sway the Fate of Nations"
The Sun (New York, NY), April 7, 1918, Page 10, Image 58, col. 1.
"Mme. Storch - Vampire and German Spy"
The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), June 2, 1918, Page 32, Image 32, col. 1.
"Stories of Spies"
The Evening World (New York, NY), June 11, 1918, Page 16, Image 16, col. 5.
"Great Woman Spy Tells Life Story"
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), June 23, 1918, Page 11, Image 23, col. 2.
"Big Throngs at Edith Cavell's Two Funerals"
The Sun (New York, NY), May 16, 1919, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
"Opera House"
The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC), October 21, 1919, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1.
“Cavell Memorial Unveiled In British Capital”
Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT) April 20, 1920, Page 9, Image 9, col. 2.
"Women Spies Are Selfish"
The Spanish America (Roy, NM), September 25, 1920, Page 11, Image 11, col. 1.
"Mistinguett's Heroic Sacrifice for Love and France"
The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT), July 2, 1922, Page 5, Image 30, col. 1.

Female Spies in World War I: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America