Women Working at the Pacific Parachute Company in San Diego, California, April 1942

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Lee, Russell, "Negro, Mexican, and white girls are employed at the Pacific Parachute Company. San Diego, California," April 1942

Description

The photograph shows an example of the type of workplace, in part, made possible by the Executive Order 8802. Women, one African American, one Latina and two white, are shown working together in this factory in a desegregated working environment.

Source-Dependent Questions

• How did this photo show a success of President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802?
• Would this same scene play out across the United States? Why or why not?

Citation Information 

Lee, Russell, "Negro, Mexican, and white girls are employed at the Pacific Parachute Company. San Diego, California," April 1942. Courtesy of Library of Congress