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Julia Ward: founder of Central Reference

Her pioneering efforts to build a library of classified and unclassified resources to aid analysis greatly advanced the American cryptologic effort

https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/hall_of_honor/2002/ward.shtml

Early Life and Education
Dr. Ward was born in December 1900. She attended Bryn Mawr College, earning an Associate Bachelor's degree in 1923 and a Ph.D. in 1940. She was employed by Bryn Mawr from 1923 until she joined the cryptologic service during World War II. She held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in Bryn Mawr's director of admissions and dean of freshmen.

https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/hall_of_honor/2002/ward.shtml

Career as Cryptologist
"Only those women meeting higher qualifications were admitted into cryptologic work. Women in the Army had to meet officer qualifications, as well as have strong mathematical or language skills." page 3 https://www.nsa.gov/about/_files/cryptologic_heritage/publications/wwii/sharing_the_burden.pdf

She took a leave of absence in 1943 from her administrative duties at the college to join the reference section of the Signal Security Agency, the Army's cryptologic unit. http://articles.philly.com/2002-07-28/news/25357208_1_national-cryptologic-museum-nsa-s-liaison-dean

worked as a librarian in the reference section https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/hall_of_honor/2002/ward.shtml

Named chief of the reference section in 1945 http://articles.philly.com/2002-07-28/news/25357208_1_national-cryptologic-museum-nsa-s-liaison-dean

for many years, she was the only female branch chief in the Office of Operations. http://articles.philly.com/2002-07-28/news/25357208_1_national-cryptologic-museum-nsa-s-liaison-dean

was deputy chief of Signal Security Agency by end of Word War II https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/hall_of_honor/2002/ward.shtml

In 1955, Ward moved outside of her reference experience to be named deputy chief of the NSA's Liaison and Foreign Operations Section. By 1961, she had been promoted to deputy chief of the division. http://articles.philly.com/2002-07-28/news/25357208_1_national-cryptologic-museum-nsa-s-liaison-dean

Dr. Ward passed away on 18 June 1962, shortly before retirement. https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/hall_of_honor/2002/ward.shtml