Beatrice Foreman

Laboratory Technician; Chemistry DivisionChicago, IL

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Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Beatrice Foreman was a laboratory technician in the Chemistry Division of the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project. She worked in the Metal Production Group from November 1943 to July 1944.

For more information about women in the Manhattan Project, please see the following reference:

Their Day in the Sun: Women of the Manhattan Project by Ruth H. Howes and Caroline L. Herzenberg

Beatrice Foreman’s Timeline

1943 Nov1944 Jul Worked at the Met Lab in the Metal Production Group.

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