milwaukeewi

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Enola O'Connell, age 32, widow and mother of one child. Ex-housewife, now [she is the] only woman welder at Heil and Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (LOC)

  • fixedgear said:
    Wow. A widow at 32, a mother and she's the only woman welder at Heil.
  • Marshall Astor - Food Fetishist said:
    According to Wikipedia there was a "Wendy the Welder" descriptor/archetype, but like Wikipedia tends to do, there's no supporting information.
  • notrglater said:
    I met Wendy when she was volunteering on board the SS Jeremiah O'Brien back in the 80s she signed a postcard version of he poster for my niece. There were more welders than riveters in WWII.

War production worker at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-housewife, age 49, now doing bench work on small gun parts. Son [is] Second L[ieutenan]t, Son-in-law, Capt[ain] in Army (LOC)

  • Susie Felber said:
    Granny's got a gun.

War production workers at the Heil Company making gasoline trailer tanks for the U.S. Army Air Corps, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Elizabeth Little, age 30, the mother of two children, spraying small parts. Her husband runs a farm (LOC)

  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ March 24, 2021
  • incognito7nyc ✈️❤NewYorkCityofDreams✯♛ said:
    ✨🌟★❤✯♥♡✨ Very beautiful ✨♡♥✯❤★🌟✨
  • Martin Cauchon said:
    Nice capture