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Layers of Brilliance: The Self You Have to Live With - Episode Five

Podcast: Lost Women of Science
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Duration seconds: 1795
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Katharine’s relatives lead the production team to a collection of papers and artifacts stored in a New England storage unit, revealing an inner struggle she kept carefully out of sight – even as she was making history in the laboratory. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices