Interview with Patricia C. Koehler [Sound Recording 01]

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SR11507_T01S1

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Interview with Patricia C. Koehler [Sound Recording 01]

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  • 1981-06-18 (Creation)

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Audiocassette; 00:30:12

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(1925-2010)

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Patricia Cain Koehler, nee Patricia Marie Cain, was born in Bend, Oregon, in 1925. In 1930, her family relocated to Portland. During World War II, she worked as an electrician in the Kaiser shipyards in Vancouver, Washington. In 1947, she and Frank T. Koehler were married; they later had four children. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Portland State University. She died in 2010.

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Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Patricia C. Koehler was conducted by Sandra Cook at Koehler’s home in Portland, Oregon, on June 18, 1981. In this interview, Koehler describes how she came to work as an electrician in the Kaiser shipyards in Vancouver, Washington, during World War II and shares her experiences as a woman worker in the shipyards. She discusses the job duties of an electrician, describes a typical day in the shipyards, and talks about the protective gear she wore. She discusses her wages, the people she worked with, and the dangers of the job. She shares her experience working the graveyard shift, talks about her commute, and discusses her social life. She then talks about her college experiences at Reed College and Portland State University, and about her children, their families, and their careers.

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Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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  • English

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