Kattie Strickland was part of the janitorial staff at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. Unlike the white women whom she worked along side, Ms. Strickland lived in a hut and was prohibited from sharing living quarters with her husband, who also worked on the project.
Kattie Strickland
JanitorOak Ridge, TN
Wendover, UT
African-AmericanManhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
Listen to Kattie Strickland’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project