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The Shipyard Agent:
Augusta Clawson and the Women Welders of World War II
In 1943, Special Agent Augusta Clawson of the U.S. Office of Education was assigned to work with industries and employment agencies preparing and training women for jobs in war production factories.
Her special agent position became clandestine when she was sent to the shipyard on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon, with an extraordinary assignment. Without identifying the true nature of her role, she was to present herself as one of the many women traveling to work in the shipyards, so that she could observe an unfiltered representation of the world of women welders. Her goal was to learn why some women—especially the welders—were quitting after only a short time on the job.
Discover what happens when this brilliant, and at once serious and jovial woman, Augusta Clawson, arrives at the Swan Island shipyard.
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ISBN 9781493087631
Lyons Press
Imprint of Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc.
Reviews
“You weld words seamlessly.”
— Ann Weisgarber, author of The Glovemaker.“Working in the shipyards presented an opportunity to show the world that women were not only intellectually strong and able to learn–and master–skills required to perform complex tasks but that they possessed the inherent will and stamina to perform work traditionally done by men. Women welders were certainly champions in the shipyards.”
— Author.
Photo Credit: Eric Long