One of the most effective Union spies was Elizabeth Van Lew. Over a course of four years she quietly sent valuable intelligence to Union officers and even ran her own network of spies. The Granger ...

In an age of instant accolades and viral valor, heroes are everywhere. Celebrities tearfully describing a difficult breakup on daytime TV are deemed heroic. You knew the word had lost all meaning when ...

Elizabeth Van Lew, Eliza Van Lew and Mary Bowser helped operate the Underground Spy Network on behalf of the Union The Prime Video series hit the streamer on Feb. 26 In the trailer, the women are seen ...

Just in time for Women’s History Month, a new Amazon Prime Video series arrives to tell the harrowing true story of a female-led spy network that helped the Union army win the Civil War. Here’s ...

"The Gray House," a limited series now streaming on Prime Video, purports to tell the fact-based story of Elizabeth Van Lew, who spied for the Union in the Civil War while living in the midst of ...

Dancers from Urban Bush Women will perform in Intelligence at Houston Grand opera. Credit: Photo by Michael Bishop Intelligence, about to make its debut at Houston Grand Opera, bases its libretto on ...

The Houston Grand Opera is bringing something very special to Houston, the world premiere of a new opera, ‘Intelligence.” The production is based on a little-known true story of two unlikely pro-union ...

After the Civil War, Elizabeth Van Lew was considered a traitor by her fellow Richmonders. They had reason to feel betrayed. Though Van Lew hailed from a prominent Southern family, she hated slavery ...

The Gray House tells the true, inspiring story of a group of women secretly working together to rally against the Confederate army during the Civil War. In the trailer, the women are seen living in ...