Grandmother would be shocked to see a member of her sex working around a railroad locomotive, but such things have become virtual necessities in the present day and age when the men are being called to the colors. The Erie has been experimenting with women workers and has found them successful, This picture shows Miss Eva Abbott oiling one of the Erie's locomotives.
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War Industries Board</div>
1918<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
National Archives and Records Administration