July 19, 2016: Railroad Women of World War II

Undertoad · 07-19-2016, 06:44 PM

Here are some very striking historical images at Mashable, documenting that in Iowa, during the war, Rosie did some locomotive maintenance on the side.

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With enlisted men heading overseas, railroad companies turned to women to keep their overtaxed locomotives maintained and running smoothly. By 1945, some 116,000 women were working on railroads.

In April 1943, Office of War Information photographer Jack Delano photographed the women of the Chicago & North Western Railroad roundhouse in Clinton, Iowa, as they kept the hulking engines cleaned, lubricated and ready to support the war effort.

glatt · 07-20-2016, 01:52 PM

It looks like the steam cleaner had the good job. Those wipers worked hard in dirty conditions.

SPUCK · 08-23-2016, 02:44 AM

I wonder how many of those women were sad to have to give up their jobs after the war.

Clodfobble · 08-23-2016, 10:19 AM

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not...

SPUCK · 08-25-2016, 02:08 AM

How could I be sarcastic, this is IotD.

I actually was not being sarcastic. I bet a lot of those gals really liked what they were doing being oilers, delivery pilots, battle tank testers, truck drivers, etc., etc.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-25-2016, 07:26 AM

It's true, millions of women who enjoyed their first taste of freedom in the workplace were suddenly out of a job.

Clodfobble · 08-27-2016, 06:57 AM

That's what I think too, but I didn't want to be all, "fuck you, sexist pig, women appreciate the satisfaction of a job well done too, now go make me dinner if it's so fun and easy, fuckhead" without any justification.

SPUCK · 08-31-2016, 02:56 AM

Understood.

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08-27-2016, 06:57 AM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	That's what I think too, but I didn't want to be all, "fuck you, sexist pig, women appreciate the satisfaction of a job well done too, now go make me dinner if it's so fun and easy, fuckhead" without any justification. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-20-2016, 01:52 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It looks like the steam cleaner had the good job. Those wipers worked hard in dirty conditions.

08-23-2016, 02:44 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	I wonder how many of those women were sad to have to give up their jobs after the war.

08-25-2016, 02:08 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	How could I be sarcastic, this is IotD. I actually was not being sarcastic. I bet a lot of those gals really liked what they were doing being oilers, delivery pilots, battle tank testers, truck drivers, etc., etc.

08-31-2016, 02:56 AM	#8
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Understood.

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