BEHIND THE SHADES Released In Honor of the US Secret Service's 150th Anniversary

EUGENE, Ore., June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Sue Ann Baker was sworn in as one of the first five female agents, entering the clandestine world of the US Secret Service in 1971. With her Smith & Wesson, her radio, and her wits, Sue Ann navigated a new frontier for women. And like all frontiers, Baker's was full of challenges she could never have anticipated.

Clint Hill, Jacqueline Kennedy's Secret Service agent during the Dallas trip in which President Kennedy was assassinated, wrote the foreword. He states, "BehindtheShadestells the story of the life of a female agent entering the male-dominated world of the Secret Service. It is a story of personal sacrifice, adventure, acceptance and rejection, tenacity, endurance, and hard work during trying times. Sue Ann Baker was on the front lines of history and observed it being made on a larger scale. She is one of the pioneers who paved the way for the many capable female agents that followed in her footsteps, and I am proud to say I served with her."

Working alongside 1,145 male agents, Sue Ann had to constantly prove that she could do the job, both to her colleagues and to herself. Given the chance, she would do it all over again. However, she observes, even today women still only make up 10 to 12 percent of all federal agents.

Baker can discuss

• History of the Secret Service.
• What it was like to be one of the first female agents.
• The dignitaries she protected and the people she met.
• Her views on current Secret Service events.

Sue Ann can be contacted at Cell: 541-670-8940; Email; http://www.sueannbaker.com. She is available for last-minute interviews.

SOURCE Sue Ann Baker

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