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Phoenix Mill is located about two miles north-east of Plymouth,
Michigan. Women workers from Ford's Highland Park plant were brought
to Phoenix in 1922 to begin production. The plant produced generator
cutouts until 1940, when production was changed to voltage regulators
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employees at the Phoenix Mill were primarily women, as the common
perception at the time was that women were better suited to small,
detail work than were men. Phoenix plant women's jobs included calibrating,
assembling, punch press operator, packing, power rivet operation,
soldering, and inspection. |
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Center for the Study of Automotive Heritage conducted 3 sets of
group interviews with eleven Phoenix Mill workers. The women worked
at the Phoenix Mill during the 1930's and 1940's. |
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February 17, 2004
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