So, history hat back on. Here's a long-ish thread of American women workers in the aircraft industry in #WW2. Fantastic original colour images of women representing many others. Thank you, ladies.

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A young woman riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers. Long Beach, CA. October 1942.

Just one woman of many who helped to make victory in #WW2 possible.
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