Augusta Clawson

Augusta Clawson

Augusta H. Clawson (died May 13 1997) was an American civil servant, and author of "Shipyard Diary of a Woman Welder", a diary about welding in World War II.

Clawson was a graduate of Vassar. In 1943, she was assigned by the United States Office of Education to work undercover as a welder at the Swan Island shipyard in order to discover the difficulties faced by women workers and the reasons why many women welders were leaving the job shortly after completing training. [cite web|url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/collection/object.asp?ID=819|title=The Price of Freedom Object Record Welding Mask|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of American History|accessdate=2008-02-03] . Her book based on her experiences there, "Shipyard Diary of a Woman Welder", was published in 1944 by Penguin. She retired from government service in 1973. ["Augusta H. Clawson Dies at 93", "Washington Post", May 17, 1997.]

Clawson gave a collection of items from her time as welder, including her welding helmet, to the Smithsonian Institution. [cite web|url=http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1999/4/1999_4_28.shtml|author=Steven Lubar, Peter Liebhold|publisher=AmericanHeritage.com|accessdate=2008-02-03|date=1999|title=What Do We Keep]

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