Join fellow readers as we discuss the incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in US history. Thousands of civilians—many of them young women from small towns across the South—were recruited to Oak Ridge, enticed by solid wages and the promise of war-ending work. Kept very much in the dark, few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed each day in the hulking factories in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. That is, until the end of the war—when Oak Ridge’s secret was revealed. Come prepared to discuss this story with fellow readers and Museum staff.

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