womenworkers

64 photos tagged womenworkers, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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2013

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Female shipyard workers at South Shields from North East Museums uploaded November 2016
The Shell Department at the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded April 2016
Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded July 2015
King George VI visits the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded July 2015
Wallsend Slipway: Photograph of the Brass Foundry Department (Core making) from North East Museums uploaded February 2013
Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Dressing and packing dolls, 1936 from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2012
Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Finley Cutter, 1936 from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2012
Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Rag sorting (French), 1936 from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2012
Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co. Rag sorting (Irish), 1936 from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2012
Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. Winding raw silk from skein to bobbin, 1936 from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2012
Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. Putting skein on swift to wind on bobbin (Polish), 1936 from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2012
Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Silk. William Skinner and Sons. Silk Warping, 1936 from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2012
Convair/General Dynamics Plant and Personnel from SDASM Archives uploaded September 2010
Convair/General Dynamics Plant and Personnel from SDASM Archives uploaded September 2010
Convair/General Dynamics Plant and Personnel from SDASM Archives uploaded September 2010

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Older Women Doing Hand Ironing in Laundry Where General Lay-Out Is Good, But Women Apparently Have No Seats

from U.S. National Archives

BobMeade said:
The caption is very interesting. and factual in that the women do not have seats. However as I've done a ton of ironing myself and seen it done in a modern industrial setting - I doubt that having a seat would actually have been beneficial. Being seated would have required awkward reaching and stretching thus creating additional strain on the women's backs. Being seated would also have required lifting the clothing items at arms length rather than close to their bodies, again causing shoulder strain. In my opinion being seated would have been worse for their general muscular well being.
The U.S. National Archives said:
I was thinking the same thing about it being easier to stand while ironing. It's interesting that's what the staff at the Women's Bureau noted, though. - Jill (National Archives)

The Shell Department at the Elswick Works

from North East Museums

optimal chicken said:
Faulty ones under the bench?!

American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing dependable planes for their men at the front, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F

from The Library of Congress

2 older comments, and then…
Descriptive Bottle said:
what a great photograph!
Joe Crawford said:
great photo.
robertdenton said:
Back when America still manufactured things!
archnemesis goldenhair said:
Looks like a UFO with women at the helm to me.
Chris Henry said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called IRON WORKS PHOTOGRAPHY, and we'd love to have this added to the group!