Martha Dodd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Martha Dodd

American spy for the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1908

Place of Birth: Ashland, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1990

Profession: writer, resistance fighter, spy

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Martha Dodd

  • Martha Eccles Dodd (October 8, 1908 – August 10, 1990) was an American journalist and novelist.
  • The daughter of William Edward Dodd, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first Ambassador to Germany, Dodd lived in Berlin from 1933–1937 and was a witness to the rise of the Third Reich.
  • She became involved in left-wing politics after she witnessed first-hand the violence of the Nazi state.
  • With her second husband, Alfred Stern Jr., she engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union from before World War II until the height of the Cold War.

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