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From the Blog
Five Fast Facts About the "Calutron Girls"
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The "Calutron Girls" are the final women of the Manhattan Project we're celebrating this year.
Five Fast Facts About Floy Agnes Lee
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The fourth woman from the Manhattan Project we're highlighting this Women's History Month is Floy Agnes Lee.
Five Fast Facts About Irène Joliot-Curie
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The third woman whose work helped the Manhattan Project that we're highlighting this month is Irène Joliot-Curie.
Five Fast Facts About Blanche J. Lawrence
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The second woman from the Manhattan Project we're highlighting this month is Blanche J. Lawrence.
Five Fast Facts About Dr. Lilli Hornig
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The first woman from the Manhattan Project we're highlighting this Women's History Month is Lilli Hornig.
How Women Helped Build the Atomic Bomb
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This Women's History Month, we're showcasing the broad spectrum of women who contributed to the Manhattan Project.
STEM: The Basic Building Blocks for Inspiration and Innovation
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Dr. Grace Bochenek, Director of the National Energy Technology Lab (NETL), shared her thoughts on the importance of STEM education.
Deploying Clean Energy Teaching Resources at the Second Annual C3E STEM Educators’ Workshop
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A summary of the teacher training event in Boston after the C3E Women's conference in November 2017.
Energy Visits G.I.R.L. 2017
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A re-cap of the Department of Energy's visit to G.I.R.L. 2017 in Ohio.
Five Fast Facts about Nora Stanton Blatch Barney
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Nora Stanton Blatch Barney was the first American woman to become a civil engineer in 1905 and granddaughter of a women’s rights icon.