Shipyard gals, p.30
Shipyard Gals, page 30
At one point, Elena must confront her own homophobia. Discuss how you might have handled the situation back in 1944 versus today. How did you feel about Marisol’s eventual response? And Ana’s? Have you been in a similar situation, and how did you handle it?
The Port Chicago trial and verdict were considered the US Navy’s dirty secret, but eventually contributed to desegregation in the military. Do you feel the sailors’ actions were justified? Would you have refused to load the live ammunition? How did the verdict make you feel?
Ruby Mae, Elena and Rachel decide to attend a street protest of the Port Chicago verdict. Have you ever been part of a street protest? If so, what was that experience like? If not, what kept you from participating, if it was for a cause you believed in? Do you think protests make a difference?
By the end of the book, Ruby Mae has left the shipyard and taken a job at Tappers’ Inn. Although the book doesn’t continue until the end of the war, we know that when the war ended, so did most of the non-traditional jobs for women. How do you imagine Elena reacting to the loss of her job? What sort of work do you think she would find? Rachel, as a nurse, was working a traditional woman’s job at the shipyard. Do you think she would continue her interest in occupational health hazards in another setting?
Did you know about the Port Chicago explosion and its aftermath before reading this book? Did you learn about it in your American History classes? Why do you think it was or was not covered in your classes?
Sibylline Press is proud to publish the brilliant work of women authors over 50. We are a woman-owned publishing company and, like our authors, represent women of a certain age.
Valerie Stoller, Shipyard Gals
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The Port Chicago trial and verdict were considered the US Navy’s dirty secret, but eventually contributed to desegregation in the military. Do you feel the sailors’ actions were justified? Would you have refused to load the live ammunition? How did the verdict make you feel?
Ruby Mae, Elena and Rachel decide to attend a street protest of the Port Chicago verdict. Have you ever been part of a street protest? If so, what was that experience like? If not, what kept you from participating, if it was for a cause you believed in? Do you think protests make a difference?
By the end of the book, Ruby Mae has left the shipyard and taken a job at Tappers’ Inn. Although the book doesn’t continue until the end of the war, we know that when the war ended, so did most of the non-traditional jobs for women. How do you imagine Elena reacting to the loss of her job? What sort of work do you think she would find? Rachel, as a nurse, was working a traditional woman’s job at the shipyard. Do you think she would continue her interest in occupational health hazards in another setting?
Did you know about the Port Chicago explosion and its aftermath before reading this book? Did you learn about it in your American History classes? Why do you think it was or was not covered in your classes?
Sibylline Press is proud to publish the brilliant work of women authors over 50. We are a woman-owned publishing company and, like our authors, represent women of a certain age.
Valerie Stoller, Shipyard Gals
