# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Espionage and Paperclips: The Women in the Special Operations Executive
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 05:45 pm – Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Ashleigh Percival-Borley and discover how women shaped Britain’s secret war, both behind the scenes and on the front line!About this EventEspionage and Paperclips: The Women in the Special Operations ExecutiveFrom secretarial desks in Baker Street to covert missions in occupied Europe, women played vital - and often overlooked - roles in Britain’s Special Operations Executive. This engaging lecture uncovers their stories, blending tales of daring field agents with the hidden efforts of coders, clerks, and planners. Discover how women shaped Britain’s secret war, both behind the scenes and on the front line. BioAshleigh Percival-Borley is a historian of 20th-century wartime intelligence, specialising in how the Special Operations Executive (SOE) has been remembered and mythologised through oral history. A British Army veteran and BBC New Generation Thinker (2025), she is a member of the IWM War and Conflict Subject Specialist Network. Ashleigh has lectured for NATO Joint Force Command and delivered a TED Talk on the legacy of women in combat. 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Bury St Edmunds
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: University and Professional Development Centre
- **lat**: 52.2524245
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- **full address**: University and Professional Development Centre, 73 Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

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  - **A:** Espionage and Paperclips: The Women in the Special Operations Executive takes place on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 05:45 pm to Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at University and Professional Development Centre, 73 Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom.
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