Show Notes
Ep 391: Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.
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Original Airdate: 07/26/22
In the summer of 1949, the FBI learned that secrets regarding the construction of the atomic bomb had been shared with soviet spies. An immediate investigation led to an arrest of several people, including a young mother of two. Was this woman part of a communist plot to sell our secrets or was she an innocent scapegoat swept up in one of the most sensational trials in U.S. history? This is the Ethel Rosenberg story
Sources for Today's Episode:
Ethel Rosenberg by Anne Sebba
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/rosenberg-ethel
Life Magazine
Several articles from the NY times
FBI.gov
Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced & Edited by James Varga
Music by Dessert Media
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