tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post543463948964674996..comments2023-11-03T06:26:00.486-07:00Comments on Ms. Kitty's Saloon and Road Show: A Life of Work, Part IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-13307516066053704562011-12-28T05:40:14.296-08:002011-12-28T05:40:14.296-08:00To some extent, yes. Also, many of them had drive...To some extent, yes. Also, many of them had drivers' licenses, so they were a bit older. The assumption, we were told, was that if a girl's truck broke down, she would just wait for someone to come fix it rather than tinker with it herself, whereas the boys would see if they could fix their tractor or other equipment. It wasn't totally unfair, but we budding feminists fixated on the "girls get less"!Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-26128393072838813742011-12-27T21:20:58.032-08:002011-12-27T21:20:58.032-08:00That is not a huge difference. Did the swathers an...That is not a huge difference. Did the swathers and loaders require additional skills?Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-25620893005532830232011-12-27T20:37:29.445-08:002011-12-27T20:37:29.445-08:00It was pretty standard pay. Our only gripe was th...It was pretty standard pay. Our only gripe was that the boys who drove the swathers and loaders got a dollar an hour, while we pea truck drivers (all girls) only got 85 cents!Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-72641990592973773782011-12-27T20:31:59.770-08:002011-12-27T20:31:59.770-08:00"We were paid 85 cents to a dollar an hour fo..."We were paid 85 cents to a dollar an hour for 12 hours of work daily during pea harvest."<br /><br />That sounds like pretty good money for that time period. Perhaps higher than many states' minimum wage today in terms of actual buying power back then.Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.com