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Baytown refinery women in World War II shift roles and race
The Baytown Humble refinery expanded women’s roles during World War II from clerical tasks to mechanical and lab work as the war effort drew in female labor. Women faced pay discrimination, limited advancement, and racial exclusion, with black women largely relegated to domestic jobs while white women pursued higher skilled positions, some building enduring careers.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Baytown
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast
Humble
Humble Refinery Bee
Humble Bee
Baytown Humble Club
Baytown Refinery
Kumble
Employees’ Federation
Goose Creek
Clifford M. Bond
Milady
Dutyl
Foamite
Bury
Gordon L. Farned
Farned
Houston
Daily Sun
Norris Holloway
Margaret Jean Martin
Lena Belle Fore
Mary Carlson Easley
Mary Barron Bonds
Rosie the
Norman Rockwell
Saturday Evening Post
Rosie
Bonin
Butyl
Humble Club
The
Bee
Refinery Hospital
Jim Crow South
Butyl Lab