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by: Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:20pm  
During WWII, we all know women filled many jobs that were previously held by men.  This link shows more photographs of women that worked for the railroads in 1943.http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/wwii-railroad-women/#xTb_bQEgvkqx 4951
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ET Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:21pm  
During WWII, we all know women filled many jobs that were previously held by men.  This link shows more photographs of women that worked for the railroads in 1943.http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/wwii-railroad-women/#xTb_bQEgvkqx
 
@Retired_Engineer:
 
Looks like one of @Donnatella 's meet ups. 4951
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Sniper12 Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:23pm  
Women rock.... and so does my MOM. 4951
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Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:24pm  

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>> During WWII, we all know women filled many jobs that were previously held by men.  This link shows more photographs of women that worked for the railroads in 1943.http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/wwii-railroad-women/#xTb_bQEgvkqx
 
@Retired_Engineer:
 
Looks like one of @Donnatella 's meet ups.
 
@ET:  Nah, if it were one of @Donnatella's meetups, there would be lots of wine or moonshine on that table.
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CantStandTex Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:31pm  
My Grandmother made munitions in a factory for Remington Arms. Women also filled wartime jobs necessary to keep our soldiers fed, clothed, & able to fight. 4951
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MarT Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:33pm  
@ET. No way, they are all clothed and there's no wine. Emoticon 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:37pm  
Thus began the beginning of the two income family and the fall of the traditonal family. 4951
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ET Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:41pm  
@ET. No way, they are all clothed and there's no wine. Emoticon
 
@MarT:
 
It's early, they haven't even brought the chips and salsa yet. 4951
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CantStandTex Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:44pm  
Thus began the beginning of the two income family and the fall of the traditonal family.
 
@BooBear: Yeah if we could just get back to the days where wives toiled in the fields all day and the men putzed around the barn fixing the wagon. You know that real traditional family. I'll be down at the crick catching dinner.
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:47pm  

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>> Thus began the beginning of the two income family and the fall of the traditonal family.
 
@BooBear: Yeah if we could just get back to the days where wives toiled in the fields all day and the men putzed around the barn fixing the wagon. You know that real traditional family. I'll be down at the crick catching dinner.
 
@CantStandTex:
 
AMEN!! 4951
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CantStandTex Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:49pm  
AMEN!!
 
@BooBear: I want to like this one 10 or 15 times but it wont let me!
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:52pm  

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>> Thus began the beginning of the two income family and the fall of the traditonal family.
 
@BooBear: Yeah if we could just get back to the days where wives toiled in the fields all day and the men putzed around the barn fixing the wagon. You know that real traditional family. I'll be down at the crick catching dinner.
 
@CantStandTex:
 
Prostitution has been around for long long time....
 
In our area they worked in the foundry & box factories. 4951
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CantStandTex Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 5:56pm  
Prostitution has been around for long long time....
 
In our area they worked in the foundry
 
@podunk: Um okay? What are you insinuating? Ha Ha. Where I'm from it was firearms, ammunition, aircraft, rations and armored vehicles. The wartime efforts of stateside Americans was enormous.
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 6:18pm  

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>> Prostitution has been around for long long time....
 
In our area they worked in the foundry
 
@podunk: Um okay? What are you insinuating? Ha Ha. Where I'm from it was firearms, ammunition, aircraft, rations and armored vehicles. The wartime efforts of stateside Americans was enormous.
 
@CantStandTex:
 
Just referencing traditional family/2 income. 4951
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CantStandTex Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 25, '16 6:20pm  
Just referencing traditional family/2 income.
 
@podunk: Ha Ha Ha well we are a  capitalist society....I think.
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 26, '16 8:26am  
Which proves that women can do just about any job a man can. 4951
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