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WWII - 1943, USA Government Documentary: Women of Steel

Reel Number: 250090-03

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1943

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 10:23:02

TC Ends: 10:32:56

Duration: 00:09:54

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Titles. 10:23:27 Montage: Steel mill; large artillery; tanks; battleship guns firing; planes bombing; men working at open hearth blast furnaces; electric furnaces. importance of steel in war industry 10:24:02 Women in steel mill working - good shots - good narration about women entering the steel industry- great views in various situations. 10:25:17 Women in science lab 10:25:46 SOF Interview w/ one of the women workers- 'Doesn't it get very hot here?'- 'Well I hear it gets pretty hot at the kitchen stove too.' Views of other women of all ages working in plants. Talks to camera. Driving lift moving rolls of aluminum or steel. 10:27:03 SOF Good interview w/ woman who says that when her husband comes back from the war she will be busy at home. 'Good for you' she is told. Woman working on overhead gantry crane moving steel ingots. Father & daughter working in factory. 10:28:38 SOF Interview w/ woman supervisor- describes some of the women working in the steel plant. 10:29:27 Montage of women at diverse work sites from mines to docks to shipyards, etc. 10:31:07 Interview w/ woman worker- 'Well this job belongs to some soldier and when he comes back he can have it. - 'Oh, that's swell.' 10:31:31 Interview of woman who had worked in department store. “These women are working around the clock, around the calendar...and drawing a man’s pay...” 10:32:25 Brief shot of women posing in front of set of factory - stylized. The End. 10:32:44 Title: “Women of this city! Your are needed for vital war work right here... Apply today at the nearest United States Employment Service Office... WWII; WW2; Home Front; WW1; Heavy Industry; Gender Rolls; War Effort; Women Working; Dlcumentary; NOTE: Very good variety of women in the workplace. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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