Remembering a World War II 'Code Girl'

Jeuel Esmacher was part of a remarkable cadre of women

Earlier this year, the U.S. Postal Service released a Forever stamp honoring the women crytologists of World War II. Their part in winning the war was largely unknown until journalist Liza Mundy wrote her book Code Girls in 2017. When Mundy’s book was published, I was delighted to see that a woman I knew and had written about in a local history book wa…