Women enriching uranium in calutrons at Y-12 as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II. This is the “Calutron Girls” photograph by Manhattan Project photographer Ed Westcott.
Join National Park Service staff for an interpretive program on women of the Manhattan Project at the American Museum of Science and Energy on Saturday, July 29.
The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present the free program at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29.
“The program will outline the life for women before, during, and after World War II,” a press release said. “Come learn about the women of the project and how they shaped the nation for future generations.”
The American Museum of Science and Energy is located at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. For more information or directions, call the Manhattan Project National Historical Park at (865) 576-6767.
“Visitors are encouraged to visit our website for more information on the park at https://www.nps.gov/mapr/oakridge.htm,” the press release said.
You can follow the park on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ManhattanProjectNPS, follow the park’s Twitter feed at @MnhtnProjectNPS, or follow the park on Instagram @manhattanprojectnps.
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