Elizebeth Smith Friedman was born on August 26, 1892, in Huntington, Indiana.
Elizebeth Smith Friedman was born on August 26, 1892, in Huntington, Indiana. Raised in a large Quaker family as the youngest of nine children, she developed an early interest in literature and languages, which later inspired her career in cryptanalysis. Her birth marks the beginning of a life that would significantly impact the fields of codebreaking and cryptography.