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First Ladies of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

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With a Democratic debate planned in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, take a look at the history of women who worked there before, during World War II.

The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast

Published Apr. 13 2016 6:10PM EDT

galleries/2016/04/13/first-ladies-of-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/160413-women-navy-yard-01_e0zo3m — via Library of Congress

galleries/2016/04/13/first-ladies-of-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/160413-women-navy-yard-01_gmrlr2 — Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 14. During World War II, women worked as seamstresses, pipe fitters, and welders in the yard.
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galleries/2016/04/13/first-ladies-of-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/160413-women-navy-yard-02_iqbycw — Factory workers sewing different flags at the Navy Yard during World War II.
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galleries/2016/04/13/first-ladies-of-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/160413-women-navy-yard-03_tarl3r — Flags were both hand-sewn and sewn with machines.
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galleries/2016/04/13/first-ladies-of-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/160413-women-navy-yard-04_jkuvym — Groups of women sewing at machines.
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galleries/2016/04/13/first-ladies-of-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/160413-women-navy-yard-05_p17byo — A man and three women in an office at the Navy Yard on July 7, 1917.

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galleries/2016/04/13/first-ladies-of-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/160413-women-navy-yard-06_q9wrpm — Women cut stripes for American flags with scissors.
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