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Mora Gilley describes her childhood in Pennsylvania during the Depression and her experiences doing homefront war work during World War II. She recounts her difficulties balancing school and taking care of her family after the death of her mother. She recalls the start of the war, rationing, her aunt’s internment in the Phillipines, working to assemble bombs in Akron, OH, moving bricks for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and working at the Bremerton, WA Navy Yard. She finishes with her views on the influence of war work on women’s subsequent role in the workplace.

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Title
Mora Gilley: Rosie The Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral History Project
Creator
Gilley, Mora, interviewee
Li, Robin, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA, Regional Oral History Office, 2012
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Full Collection Name
Rosie the Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral Histories
Subject (Topic)
Community and Identity
Commerce, Industry, and Labor
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Text
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Oral histories.
Archive
The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Gilley, Mora. "Mora Gilley: Rosie The Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral History Project." Interview by Robin Li in 2011. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2012.
Interview date(s) 2011
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