Cryptology

A studio portrait of Edith Rickert from the early 20th century showing her with swept back hair. She is visible from the shoulders up, and her dress has full puffed sleeves and a high neck.
Arts & Humanities
Winter/26
A storied life
By Shiloh Miller, Class of 2026

Christina von Nolcken’s biography of novelist, medievalist, and code breaker Edith Rickert, PhD 1899, is the product of 12 years of meticulous research.

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