This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mary Beth Wilkas Janke, a 59-year-old former SecretServiceAgent. The following has been edited for length and clarity. After taking a ...
I worked for the SecretService from May 1991 to June 1992. This wasn't a traditional career path for women in the 1990s. At that time, only 180 of the 2,000 agents were women. Many people ...