1950
1950
(MCLAUGHLIN & CO. PHOTO)
Henry Yelton’s Haremis an Efficient Crew Yep, That’s Henry in the back: His harem, from left to right: Alta Thornburg,
Mabel Zeller, Francis Graham, Hazel Wegener, Virginia White, Irene Ross, June Timberlake, Henry Yelton, Betty Patterson, Marian Barnes, Alva Wiggers, Lucille Richardson, Belva Raney, Claira Freeman and Adella Matney.
1970
(MCLAUGHLIN PHOTO)
TheyWork Like Lightning for Lightning Meet these lovely ladies—(left to right) Goldie Poor, Karen Miller, Helen Farmer,
Lorraine Beyerlein, Marjorie Warden, Madeline Anderson, Florence Vick. Three girls were on vacation when the picture was made: Pauline Newman, Stella Dickersheid and Madeline Manley.
(Historic photos and captions from Arizona Roadrunner magazines) Ozella Harrington and Assistant Manager, Jim Melletine
who are intimidated by a woman behind the wheel. “They see themselves as macho
because they drive trucks, and seeing a woman truck driver diminishes that macho image,” she said. “It’s the same as any other male-dominated industry.” Every woman
Thiessen driver has a story about
something nasty she’s heard a male driver say — often over the CB, where they can remain anonymous, Voie said. Women drivers have to have a thick skin, she said, but the industry as a whole should take on the responsibility of stopping harassment. Haug said the men she works with are
like “a whole bunch of brothers and uncles,” but she’s occasionally had her difficulties with people who don’t think a woman should be fixing trucks, but that she doesn’t take it personally. “Who can blame them — how many
women mechanics do you see?” she said. And that’s a self-perpetuating cycle,
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Voie said. Women don’t consider going into trucking because they don’t see other women doing it. They may not understand that technological advancements have made it much less physically demanding to drive and fix trucks. They may not realize that there are many trucking-related jobs that won’t require them to spend days
or weeks away from their families. The other major barrier is the
perception that it’s not safe for a woman to be a truck driver, especially a solo driver doing long hauls. Most women drivers, in fact, do work in teams — usually with a husband or boyfriend, but sometimes with another woman driver. For those who do drive alone, Voie
said, there are simple precautions that can keep them safe: Don’t park in the back row, don’t walk between trucks. Some women drivers will get gas and eat at one truck stop,
then drive to another to sleep, so it won’t be obvious there’s a solo woman in the truck. Voie also pointed out that perception
isn’t necessarily reality when it comes to safety. At a panel discussion on safety hosted by Women in Trucking, she asked the seven women on the panel if they’d ever had their safety compromised at a truck stop. None of them had — but a male driver in the audience raised his hand and said he’d been mugged three times. It could be that women are actually safer because they pay more attention to their situation, she said. Despite the drawbacks, trucking is a
great career field for women, Voie said, and there’s a unique sense of satisfaction that comes from succeeding in a job that’s not traditionally been held by women. “It really gives a neat feeling they might
not experience in another field,” she said. “There’s something deep inside themselves that gives them a sense of accomplishment and independence.”
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