Women of the Victoria shipyards 1942-1945 : an oral history

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dc.contributor.authorThornton, Carole Paulaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:09:20Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:09:20Z
dc.date.copyright1998en_US
dc.date.issued1998
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of History
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the role of women in the shipbuilding industry in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada during World War II. Using oral history and relevant documentary evidence, I explore women' s experiences in two shipyards-Victoria Machinery Depot and Yarrows for the period 1942 to 1946. The issues examined include: short-term employment, harassment, male resistance to women in the shipyards, union reaction to female employees and government concerns about post-war female employment. This study concludes that women viewed their war-time jobs as a positive experience despite the presence of patriarchal authority and deeply ingrained cultural assumptions about the proper work of women.
dc.format.extent135 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19905
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleWomen of the Victoria shipyards 1942-1945 : an oral historyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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