Shipyard Gals Civil Rights and children wore in the

and children wore in the 1940s than the Sears catalogs of those years

the residents created a close-knit community

Inside its slim and compact binding

facing decades in jail and even execution

Forged at the beginning of the 20th century on Suisun Bay in Contra Costa County

Shipyard Gals Civil Rights and children wore in theIn 1944, three stateside women had a job to do, but it wasnt easy. On the run from corrupt and violent police back in El Salvador, Elena, an outspoken journalist, is desperate to find work and send money home to her family. But the 1944 California wartime shipyard is a dangerous place. Hostile male co workers shake her friends off rope ladders, and Elenas torn welding gloves cause a serious burn. Rachel, a nave nurse determined to prove herself at the