6: The Atomic Women (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)

The Atomic Women, the untold story of the women who were unknowingly involved in World War II. Government cover-up? Conspiracy? You decide.

Sources:

Henderson, N. (2020, April 30). Girl Power, Circa 1940: Building The Bomb (and Not Knowing It) in East Tennessee. Blue Ridge Country. 
https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/calutron-girls-atomic-bomb/

Kiernan, D. (2014). The girls of Atomic City : the untold story of the women who helped win World War II. Touchstone Book Published By Simon & Schuster.

Smith, D. R. (n.d.). Atomic bombs dropped 75 years ago: A “Calutron Girl” remembers. Oak Ridger. Retrieved January 10, 2023, from https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/politics/county/2020/06/15/atomic-bombs-dropped-75-years-ago-calutron-girl-remembers/41743499/

Oak Ridge. (2021, May 5). Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge
oakridgenew. (2018, January 8). The Atomic City: Why Oak Ridge Was Chosen for the Manhattan Project. Explore Oak Ridge. https://exploreoakridge.com/the-atomic-city-why-oak-ridge-was-chosen-for-the-manhattan-project/




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