![]() They worked as secretaries and nurses, chemists and technicians, all the while not knowing the real purpose of their jobs: to enrich fuel for the first atomic bomb ever used in combat.ĭenise Kiernan tells their story in the book "The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II." She's a journalist who has written extensive about American history, and joins us now. ![]() They were told their efforts would lead to a quicker end to World War II, but they were told little else. ![]() During the mid-1940s, thousands of young women got offers of good-paying jobs working on some sort of government project in the South. ![]()
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