Women in the trades
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Electricians; Plumbers; Mechanics; Carpenters; Masons; Machinists; Iron and Steel workers; Boilermakers; Powerhouse employees; Maintenance/repair; Welders; Water and waste treatment operators; Painters; Medical assistants and technicians; Chefs and bakers; Leather workers; Shoe repair; Jewelers; Secretaries and transcriptionists.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Pennsylvania Railroad women workers' oral histories
Collection
Accession: 1998-234
Abstract:
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was chartered in 1846 to completing an all-rail road across the state. Between 1855 and 1874, the PRR underwent rapid expansion and emerged as one of the two largest railroad systems in the area east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. This collection consists of two interviews conducted in 1998 in West Chester, Pennsylvania with five women who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Dates:
1998
