It’s a crisp Saturday morning on December 11, 1926, when a young woman walks into Farmers National Bank in the small town of Buda, about 15 miles south of Austin, Texas. Posing as a reporter for the Beaumont Enterprise, the five-foot-two woman with auburn hair and brown eyes moves confidently around the building, questioning residents about recent crop conditions. After gaining the trust of the two bank tellers, the woman slips behind the counter to use the typewriter. One of the tellers makes a deposit in the safe, and, as…
