Listen: How a Twin Cities ammunition factory dominated by women helped U.S. win WWII

The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses the unique history of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant.

March 16, 2023 at 4:07PM
Female employees of the Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, later known as Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, posed for a photo during World War II. (Hennepin County Library/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Billions of bullets flowed from the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Arden Hills in its heyday during World War II. The campus was home to about 25,000 employees during the war, about half of them women.

Today it is one of the largest shovel-ready development sites in the metro area. Shannon Prather joined host Eric Roper on the Curious Minnesota podcast to discuss the unique history of the plant.

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Eric Roper

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Eric Roper oversees Curious Minnesota, the Minnesota Star Tribune's community reporting project fueled by great reader questions. He also hosts the Curious Minnesota podcast.

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