Interview with Betty Niederhaus and Marie N. Schreiber [Sound Recording 02]

Interview with Betty Niederhaus and Marie N. Schreiber [Sound Recording 02]

Niederhaus, Betty, 1925-2005

5/17/81

Tape 1, Side 2. This oral history interview with Betty Niederhaus and Marie Schreiber was conducted by Barbara Whittlesey at Niederhaus’s home in Portland, Oregon, on May 17, 1981. In this interview, they discuss their family background and early life in Portland. They then talk about their experiences as women marine machinists for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. They describe their job duties, talk about the dangers of the job, and speak about people they worked with. They also discuss the experience of being laid off immediately after the war ended. They talk about their lives after the war and Niederhaus speaks about working for Jantzen Knitting Mills. They discuss the lower wages they earn as women, and share their thoughts on the women’s movement and feminism.

Shipbuilding industry--Oregon--Portland

World War, 1939-1945--Women--Oregon--Portland

Women--Employment--Oregon--Portland

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation—Employees

Henry J. Kaiser Company—Employees

Kaiser Company (Portland, Or.)--Employees

Kaiser Company, Inc. (Vancouver, Wash.)--Employees

Commercial Iron Works (Portland, Or.)--Employees

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