worked during the summer months at Scarboro, paid the regular employees here a high tribute. worked with the grandest lot of Miss Galbraith is quoted as “We women”, into the plant we about our jobs, saying. “When we went didn’t know much but everyone was so kind to us that it made it much easier.” about people who work Continuing she said, “You sometimes hear criticism in munitions plants, but there should be none, because these are the people who are really patriotic.” In her interview, Miss Galbraith stressed the fact that the teachers were here only temporarily to help out while the regular employees were on vacations. the day-to-day employee who does the real work year in and year out. “It’s There are housewives, girls, women with husbands and sons and widows whose heart and soul are in their work. They are wonderfully patriotic and I have the greatest respect for she said. them,” Questions to think about: What do you think the criticisms were of people who worked at munitions plants? What kind of women were working at the Scarboro Plant? Why were they more patriotic than others? Group 1: Women in the Workforce “Let’s Visit” Radio Broadcast Transcript Program Introduction (1:17) Male Host - We take on Visit microphone to one of the largest Let’s Visit! Let’s fuse filling plants in the Dominion of Canada. Female Host - In Scarboro Plant of the General Engineering, at Toronto, Ontario.Your name is? Anne - Mrs. Anne Edmonds. Female Host - You are interested in doing a full-time war job Mrs. Edmonds? Anne - Yes I am. With my husband overseas, I have felt for a long time that I should be helping too. Now the children are older and I have a plan for them to be well-looked after and I am ready to start. Female Host - to hear that! Canada has increased her ammunition Well I’m glad filling program tremendously. We replace the millions of shells that are being used in the invasion. Plenty of ammunition means that saving of casualties, and the speeding of victory. Here at Scarboro, we are filling the fuses and other small parts of the shell. For this work hundreds of women are needed. Their desk fingers are especially skilful at those fine, light operations. You don’t need previous experience.
worked during the summer months at Scarboro, paid the regular employees here a high tribute. “We worked with the grandest lot of women”, Miss Galbraith is quoted as saying. “When we went into the plant we didn’t know much about our jobs, but everyone was so kind to us that it made it much easier.” Continuing she said, “You sometimes hear criticism about people who work in munitions plants, but there should be none, because these are the people who are really patriotic.” In her interview, Miss Galbraith stressed the fact that the teachers were here only temporarily to help out while the regular employees were on vacations. “It’s the day-to-day employee who does the real work year in and year out. There are housewives, girls, women with husbands and sons and widows whose heart and soul are in their work. They are wonderfully patriotic and I have the greatest respect for them,” she said. Questions to think about: What do you think the criticisms were of people who worked at munitions plants? What kind of women were working at the Scarboro Plant? Why were they more patriotic than others? Group 1: Women in the Workforce “Let’s Visit” Radio Broadcast Transcript Program Introduction (1:17) Male Host - Let’s Visit! We take on Let’s Visit microphone to one of the largest fuse filling plants in the Dominion of Canada. Female Host - In Scarboro Plant of the General Engineering, at Toronto, Ontario.Your name is? Anne - Mrs. Anne Edmonds. Female Host - You are interested in doing a full-time war job Mrs. Edmonds? Anne - Yes I am. With my husband overseas, I have felt for a long time that I should be helping too. Now the children are older and I have a plan for them to be well-looked after and I am ready to start. Female Host - Well I’m glad to hear that! Canada has increased her ammunition filling program tremendously. We replace the millions of shells that are being used in the invasion. Plenty of ammunition means that saving of casualties, and the speeding of victory. Here at Scarboro, we are filling the fuses and other small parts of the shell. For this work hundreds of women are needed. Their desk fingers are especially skilful at those fine, light operations. You don’t need previous experience.
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