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

Includes bibliographical references and index. Subzero 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&...

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Main Author: Williams, Carla
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Colorado State University. Libraries 2022
Subjects:
Women > Employment > Alaska
Sex discrimination against women > Alaska
Women's rights > Alaska
Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) > History
north slope
Alaska
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234830
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spelling ftcolostateunidc:oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/234830 2023-05-15T17:40:12+02:00 Wildcat women: narratives of the women breaking ground in Alaska's oil and gas industry Williams, Carla 2022-04-25T17:49:14Z born digital books application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234830 English eng eng Colorado State University. Libraries University of Alaska Press University of Alaska Press https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234830 Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. All 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. Access 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. Women -- Employment -- Alaska Sex discrimination against women -- Alaska Women's rights -- Alaska Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- History Text Image 2022 ftcolostateunidc 2023-03-23T18:35:07Z Includes bibliographical references and index. Subzero 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. Text north slope Alaska Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University)
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Sex discrimination against women -- Alaska
Women's rights -- Alaska
Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- History
spellingShingle Women -- Employment -- Alaska
Sex discrimination against women -- Alaska
Women's rights -- Alaska
Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- History
Williams, Carla
Wildcat women: narratives of the women breaking ground in Alaska's oil and gas industry
topic_facet Women -- Employment -- Alaska
Sex discrimination against women -- Alaska
Women's rights -- Alaska
Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- History
description Includes bibliographical references and index. Subzero 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.
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All 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.
Access 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.
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