The Shipyard Agent: Augusta Clawson and the Women Welders of World War II

The Shipyard Agent reveals the untold story of Augusta Clawson, the undercover investigator who helped shape the future for World War II’s women welders.

From the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf Coast and up the Eastern seaboard, during World War II women welders worked at a fever pitch in the nation's shipyards to assemble the behemoths that would safely carry their men to war. Some dubbed these women "Wendy the Welder" or referred to them as "welderettes," as though the work they did was an ...