Fleeting opportunities : women shipyard workers in Portland and Vancouver during World War II and reconversion /
Amy Kesselman.
- Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)1990.
- 1 online resource (xii, 192 pages) : illustrations.
- Suny series in American labor history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
"Working women win wars" -- Life in the yards -- Welding the seams of the double day -- "What will happen when the boys come home?" -- After the war.
9781438408859
Shipbuilding industry--Employees--History.--Oregon--Portland Shipbuilding industry--History.--Washington (State)--Vancouver Women--Employment--History.--Oregon--Portland Women--Employment--History.--Washington (State)--Vancouver Sex discrimination in employment--History.--Oregon--Portland Sex discrimination in employment--History.--Washington (State)--Vancouver World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Oregon--Portland. World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Washington (State)--Vancouver.