At right: Women became drill-press operators in wartime aircraft plants as manufacturers expanded their workforces to meet military production demands. The scene has a direct parallel in the pallet industry: during World War II, women at Nepa Pallet in Snohomish, Washington, also operated drill presses used in the production of heavy dock pallets. Photo: Library of Congress, FSA/Office of War Information Collection.
WPM
August 2026