| EVE GOES TO IT Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in rescue work. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7209 |
| Catalog #: | 504246 | |
| Clip Number: | 504246-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 564 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:54 - 01:42:20 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Women TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Construction & Repair WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: War Work | |
| Description: | EVE GOES TO IT Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in rescue work. south of England. Several shots of young women arriving at a large country house and reporting to a supervisor woman. Commentator explains that they have come to this powerboat training centre to learn how to make speedboats. The girls are taught by a man in a classroom about different kinds of bolts and screws. Good C/Us of the girls; they all wear berets and dungarees. They are then seen in a workshop, working on parts for the boats. Good shots of a woman in goggles using a blowtorch for welding as commentator says "some of them can handle a blowtorch as expertly as a man". Various shots of women working on the construction of the 16 ft dinghies (speedboats) that are "used mainly in rescue work" - girls using screwdrivers and drills, sanding down wood boring holes and so on. Pan across a large group of women standing outside the country house; some of the girls look very young. Brief shots of a line of speedboats being driven over a lake - by men! | |
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