Lycoming College - Lycoming County Women's History

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  • Location Covered = United States, Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Williamsport
  • Date = 1950

About This Collection

Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions-Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected highlight the history of local women in volunteer and reform organizations, education, the arts, the workplace, and private lives. The first part of the collection will cover the time period 1875-1925. "This material will have national, perhaps international, significance as it relates to women's history and studies during a time period when there is a scarcity of materials about women's contributions to local communities. All three cooperating facilities are very limited in staffing and available hours, so the materials will reach users who either cannot physically come to the collections or did not previously know of their existence. This collaborative project is funded through an LSTA grant.
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Footwear plant employee Leah Tompkins sews shoes on her automatic stitcher
Footwear plant employee Leah Tompkins sews shoes on her automatic stitcher
Women textile workers -- Pennsylvania, Women -- Employment -- Pennsylvania, Women shoe industry workers, Work
"Leah Tompkins works intently at her machine as she sews parts of a shoe together on her automatic stitcher...." Description from Lycoming County's Industrial Heritage by Robin Van Auken and Louis E. Hunsinger Jr.
Lucille Footwear plant employee Pearl Mayer wears protection from rabbit fur
Lucille Footwear plant employee Pearl Mayer wears protection from rabbit fur
Women textile workers -- Pennsylvania, Women -- Employment -- Pennsylvania, Women shoe industry workers, Rabbit fur, Work
"Pearl Mayer dons protection while working at the Lucille Footwear plant, located at 2000 Mill Lane in Williamsport. While she cuts, her mask protects her throat and lungs from rabbit fur...." Description from Lycoming County's Industrial Heritage by Robin Van Auken and Louis E. Hunsinger Jr.
Williamsport Textile Corporation employee monitoring loom
Williamsport Textile Corporation employee monitoring loom
Women textile workers -- Pennsylvania, Women -- Employment -- Pennsylvania, Shift systems, Looms, Work
"An employee monitors one of the numerous machines used at the Williamsport Textile Corporation. Greige fabric, the company's specialty, came directly from the loom, not requiring any process to convert it into a finished, dyed fabric. Of the 615 employees, 230 were women, who worked only on the first and second shirts." Description from Lycoming County's Industrial Heritage by Robin Van Auken and Louis E. Hunsinger Jr.
Williamsport Textile Corporation employees entering yarn into a harness
Williamsport Textile Corporation employees entering yarn into a harness
Women textile workers -- Pennsylvania, Women -- Employment -- Pennsylvania, Looms, Spindles (Textile machinery), Work
"Women enter yarn into a harness before weaving begins at the Williamsport Textile Corporation. There were 592 automatic looms at the plant. Young women also handled a quilling operation separation from the other stages of making greige fabric. The quilling department employed several thousand spindles, and yarn was transferred from cons to loom bobbins to be used with warps int he weaving operation." Description from Lycoming County's Industrial Heritage by Robin Van Auken and Louis E. Hunsinger Jr