Working Women

Working Women (HM11C0)

Location: Monterey, CA 93940 Monterey County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 36.953', W 121° 54.019'

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Historic Cannery Row

Prior to World War II, only women were allowed to work on cannery lines (top). In some canneries, only "white American women" were allowed to pack fish. Working the lines was considered "women's work." Even if there were men available, the canneries would shut down if there weren't enough women to work the lines.

Women packed oval sardine cans at the California Packing Corporation, a part of Del Monte Foods (middle). They were paid by the piece, or can. In 1939, at the peak of the industry, a worker made 23 cents for every 16 cans of fish she put up. Some canneries pinned piecework cards to the women's back to keep track of the number of cans they filled.

The forelady walked the line every hour, checking the progress of "the pack" and marking piecework cards (bottom). These floor managers had to speak enough of the several languages represented in the workforce to resolve any problems that came up. At a season's height, women worked as many as 12 hours a day, six days a week.
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HM NumberHM11C0
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Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 4:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 598337 N 4052825
Decimal Degrees36.61588333, -121.90031667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 36.953', W 121° 54.019'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 36' 57.18" N, 121° 54' 1.14" W
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Area Code(s)408, 831
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 685 Cannery Row, Monterey CA 93940, US
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