Working Women of Waldo County: Today

1045.0002
Women Works Collection
Belfast, Waldo County, Maine
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1980 – 1983
NHF cataloguer's notes, 11/94: Some scenes shared with other two parts of series, 'Her Story' and 'Our Heritage.' Women discuss their lives and work. Emphasis on modern work, factories, sardine industry, shoe industry. Single mother of four in factory. Woman in shoe factory who has disabled husband. Woman doing assembly line factory jobs. Woman says she works for 'things she wouldn't normally be able to buy, like clothes and good food.' Low wages. Unions don't help women. Inequality of women in the workplace. Woman dscusses working at Stinson's sardine factory. Pace: 300 cans per hour, 3000 fish to cut and pack. Credits at end.

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