Women in the Workforce

[cyberia]

Thnaks Heather.

[Whiterook]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Thnaks Heather.

Paul, thank you soooo much mate...I thought I was the only one who occasionally spelled Thanks, Thnaks! I don't know what it is about that darned word....I spell it wrong more than I get it right!

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

I've manage to find this picture in much better quality.

[McCoy]

This one surely looks more staged than the others but I've no information on it.

[Whiterook]

These are really quite excellent. I love the color photos especially...they are works of art in their own right. Keep these comimg mates!

[Pirate-Drakk]

On the upper right propeller blade is has the Installed/Inspected Dates: 10-2-42. That pretty much narrows down the time period when this photo was taken!

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by Pirate-Drakk

On the upper right propeller blade is has the Installed/Inspected Dates: 10-2-42. That pretty much narrows down the time period when this photo was taken!

A tad yes n' that's for sure. The same date is also on the lower blade.

[Whiterook]

It's also on the fourth blade.

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by Whiterook

It's also on the fourth blade.

Amazing mate! You see things that isn't even in the picture...

[Jumpmaster6]

If it weren't for the women doing traditional male jobs, we couldn't have placed as many men in the fight. Females also flew combat aircraft from the factories to the ports of embarkation to get them to the fight. If needed, we could have used some of these females to fly cargo, and even combat missions. The notion never flew though (but we could have). Tom.