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Women like Juanita Moody made important early contributions to the history of US cryptology, a field concerned with secure data communication and storage. Moody worked as a cryptanalyst for the National Security Agency and was the first recipient of the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. In this way, Moody and others like her helped make it possible for more women—such as Maureen Baginski, who currently works in intelligence and supports the FBI—to enter the field of cryptology.