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THE JOB HE LEFT BEHIND
A factory worker checks electrical assemblies for
Lockheed Vega Aircraft Corporation, California. Prior
to the States’ entry into World War II, Lockheed had
only five women on its payroll. When its male
employees were called up, the factory carried
out an ‘employment experiment’ in which
they trialled female workers, who
proved to be more than capable.
1942
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