A Woman in ArabiaBy: Gertrude Bell The writings of one of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century the 'female Lawrence of Arabia' and the subject of a new film starring Nicole Kidman. In the last century, few people lived more astounding or influential lives than Gertrude Bell. During World War I, she worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was