Lady Jane Davis

Real Pink Collar Workers Lady Jane Davis

This story is really about many thousands of working women that I summed up in the antics of six twenty-something gals and a mid-thirty cop's wife. They worked in a gigantic airplane factory under the leadership of a wise, down-home black Southern woman. And, oh, the trials of watching over that misfit team! This is about adventure, sexual harassment, romance, intrigue, addiction and the attempted murder of a colleague while working together in sisterhood in a "man's world". (And just who's the preacher, the lesbian or of royal blood?) You'll find gut-busting, laugh-out-loud humor along with some tear-jerking, heart wrenching times while trying to find who's sabotaging these airplanes. Could it be the inspector, a disgruntled worker or maybe their own supervisor? But it's a paycheck and anything to get that damned plane built...well, almost anything. This story comes from actual events that occurred during my many years as an airplane factory worker plus happenings while my mother worked at the Boeing Airplane Company during World War II. And you bet, she was a riveter! Enjoyed by aerospace workers world wide! "(Lady) Jane drew off not just her personal experience at Boeing, but her mom-- one of the 'Rosie the Riveters' who forged the way to be accepted into a "man's" work place." C. Kelliher, editor; Aero Mechanic District 751 newspaper. "Sharp, funny, tragic and fun. A great read; romance and scandal, espionage and sabotage-- everything a good historical fiction novel should have. The writer has a sharp wit and a keen sense of sarcasm." Christopher Bailey, author of the Starjumper Legacy. Women's fiction? It's more like real life! Believe me, and the author, this is exactly what goes on behind the scenes in the real world of factory workers. From hilarious one-line humor to intense tragedy this was a great emotional ride." J. Carol Johnson, author of The Lonely Life of a Pornographer's Wife. "A well-written clean story of sisterhood, faith and romance that brought forth tears of life and laughter." Nelson Stevens, fellow writer. What a funny, exciting, heart-wrenching story! I never really knew what went on with the women who did this kind of work. The author really helped me understand how hard-working those women were, how their lives were turned upside down and yet they fought their way through the back-breaking labor, the bigotry, and the sexist attitudes to succeed in an industry that, until then, had been dominated by men. Their lives, indeed the working world, would never be the same...and I, for one am grateful! Thanks for an entertaining and educational look into an important part of our American history! F. Hornsby, literary editor