The Girls of the Atomic City

Denise Kiernan talked about her book, The Girls of the Atomic City, in which she tells the story of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a town created in … read more

Denise Kiernan talked about her book, The Girls of the Atomic City, in which she tells the story of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a town created in 1942 as one of the Manhattan Project’s secret cities. The city was home to more than 75,000 people, many of them young women recruited from small towns across the South. close

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The Girls of the Atomic City

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Program ID:
311467-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
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Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 06, 2013 | 11:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
May 02, 2013 | 4:25am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Apr 06, 2013 | 11:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 08, 2013 | 7:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 14, 2013 | 1:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 21, 2013 | 8:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 22, 2013 | 12:03am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 01, 2013 | 9:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 02, 2013 | 12:58am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 02, 2013 | 4:25am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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