Abney, Rosalie

Date:
1998-06-23
Interviewer:
Harmon, Shirley
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
Women and World War II
Series ID:
0000-010
Interview Number(s):
2002_2_1
Summary:
Rosalie Abney recounts her experiences working on airplanes at Curtiss-Wright, including the training she received at Ahrens Trade School. She discusses working conditions, women’s expectations with regard to the closing of the plant at the end of the war, and her perception of the influence these experiences had on women working outside home after the war.
Topic(s):
World War, 1939-1945--Women, Women--Employment--United States