Thursday, May 19, 2016

Women Working on Railroards

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4jGySWbzLCWbFZDc3Frb0xkelE

"Women Work on Railroad Tracks." Plain Dealer 1 Nov. 1918: 4. NewsBank. Web. 19 May 2016.

 During the war, many jobs became available because the men were off fighting.  The railroads were important jobs that needed to be done, and since there were plenty of women around, they were used.  But as soon as the war was over, they were dismissed and men were given their jobs back.

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