"Boomer in a Boom Town" by Linda Grant Niemann

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Boomer in a Boom Town

Trains (2004)

Linda Grant Niemann, Kennesaw State University

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Abstract

Presents an article about a woman working as a brakesman/switchman on the Southern Pacific Railroad in Houston, Texas. Events that led her to Houston; Her function as railroad woman; Challenges faced by workers on the railroad.

Keywords

women railroad employees,
switchmen,
railroad employees,
Southern Pacific Co.

Disciplines

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine,
Women's History and
Work, Economy and Organizations

Publication Date

June, 2004

Citation Information

Linda Grant Niemann. "Boomer in a Boom Town" Trains Vol. 64 Iss. 6 (2004)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/linda_niemann/18/