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Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White - 1942
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White - 1942
A female welder working in an Indiana steel mill. During World War II, many women took on jobs formerly held by men serving in the military overseas.

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Last updated September 03 2010: 6:23 AM ET
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