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Jane Tucker describes changing perceptions of women's work in World War II.

Jane Tucker remembers the shock of wearing pants on the job at the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation in Savannah during World War II.

Jane Tucker discusses the value of war bonds during World War II.

Jane Tucker describes her family's train trip to Savannah to obtain jobs at the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation.

Jane Tucker discusses some of the items rationed during World War II.

Jane Tucker describes how she managed to pay for college.

Jane Tucker remembers where she was when she heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Jane Tucker describes her mother's job as a switchboard or telephone operator in Lineville, labama, before World War II.

Jane Tucker discusses the commonplace anti-Semitism present in her hometown.

Jane Tucker describes her jump in salary after getting a job at the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation in Savannah during World War II.

Jane Tucker describes a weeklong period when the machinists at the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation struck for more money.

Jane Tucker discusses her sister's work at the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation.

"I didn't have running water 'till I was 16," says Jane Tucker of the duplex apartment she lived in after moving to Savannah to get a job at the Southeastern Shipbuilding…

"Do what you can for the serviceman," Jane Tucker says, recalling a common motto during World War II. In the clip Tucker describes a soldier who took her on several dates to USO dances.

Jane Tucker describes one of the most painful injuries sustained by rod welders, the flash burn.

Jane Tucker discusses her perception of people from the north prior to World War II (ADULT LANGUAGE WARNING).