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Which detail should be included in a summary of Elizabeth Van Lew’s role as a spymaster during the Civil War?

She was born in the year 1818.
Her home was used as a safe house.
In 1864, she sent three messages weekly.
She put a message inside an empty eggshell.

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Her home was used as a safe house.

That's directly relevant to her activities as a Richmond-based Union spymaster—she sheltered Union agents and helped run an intelligence network.