(Source: Irish Central, May 28, 2021)
DUBLIN, Ireland — A new book telling the stories of the women who helped build the first transcontinental railroad is a fascinating insight into the lives of 19th-century American women. “Iron Women: The Ladies Who Helped Build The Railroad” by Chris Enss celebrates the women who served as telegraph operators, mechanics, or as registered nurses and stewardesses in passenger cars in the early days of the US railroad.
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