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Wildcat women: narratives of the women breaking ground in Alaska's oil and gas industry

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Carla, author
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Alaska Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-25T17:49:14Z
dc.date.available2022-04-25T17:49:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractSubzero temperatures, whiteout blizzards, and even the lack of restrooms didn't deter them. Nor did the sneers, harassment, and threats. Wildcat Women is the first book to document the life and labor of pioneering women in the oil fields of Alaska's North Slope. It profiles fourteen women who worked in the fields, telling a little-known history of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. These trailblazers conquered their fears to face hazardous working and living conditions, performing and excelling at "a man's job in a man's world." They faced down challenges on and off the job: they drove buses over ice roads through snowstorms; wrestled with massive pipes; and operated dangerous valves that put their lives literally in their hands; they also fought union hall red tape, challenged discriminatory practices, and fought for equal pay--and sometimes won. The women talk about the roads that brought them to this unusual career, where they often gave up comfort and convenience and felt isolated and alienated. They also tell of the lifelong friendships and a sense of family that bonded these unlikely wildcats. The physical and emotional hardship detailed in these stories exemplifies their courage, tenacity, resilience, and leadership, and shows how their fight for recognition and respect benefited woman workers everywhere.--Provided by publisher.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/234830
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Alaska Press
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dc.rightsAll rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.
dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.
dc.subject.lcshWomen -- Employment -- Alaska
dc.subject.lcshSex discrimination against women -- Alaska
dc.subject.lcshWomen's rights -- Alaska
dc.subject.lcshTrans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- History
dc.titleWildcat women: narratives of the women breaking ground in Alaska's oil and gas industry
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