She's Been Working on the Railroad

Category: Transportation

Publishing Information: 1997 by Lodestar

ISBN: 0525675450

Binding: Hardcover

Description: Women's unknown but important contribution working on the ì railroads is explored in this eye-opening account by ì award-winning author Nancy Smiler Levinson. She has written the ì book in collaboration with Shirley Burman, a photographer and ì foremost expert on the subject of women railroad workers. Tracing ì their rise from domestic service jobs in the mid-1830s to ì positions vacated when men went off to fight in two world wars, ì the book shows how women overcame prejudice to take their place ì on the railroad workforce. They have served in all capacities, ì including telegraph operators, architects, yardmasters, welders, ì nurse/attendants, brakemen, locomotive engineers, and even ì company president. Featured are many profiles and interviews of ì these ground-breaking pioneers as well as photographs and ì artifacts from Shirley Burman's extensive collection.

Condition Information: This is a used book and is in Good condition.

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