Despite the pervasive myth of the "stay at home" wife and mother, working women have been a mainstay of the Santa Clara Valley workforce for well over a century. This month's video, presented by retired Anthropology Professor Tom Layton, recognizes this unsung labor force of cannery workers, telephone operators and clerks -- not to mention the entrepreneurial founders of the Women's Fruit Preserving Association, whose 1890s Honeysuckle Brand labels graced fruit cans from coast to coast.
Les Amis de Sourisseau July 2018 video. Written by Tom Layton and produced by Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History, San José State University.
