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Mona Morgan discusses how she got involved with the labour movement, including details about her early life, the Great Depression, and her first jobs in Vancouver as a housekeeper and in the office of B.C. Plywoods. She talks about her firing from the mill, her involvement with the International Woodworkers of America (IWA), and the pushback people receive when they stand up for their rights. She talks about wages, hours, living conditions, and safety for housekeepers and mill employees.

Mona Morgan discusses the position of women in the union and the wood industry, and societal changes for women during and after World War II. She also discusses racism within the industry and the union.

Mona Morgan discusses her election to the executive of Local 107, the activities undertaken by Women’s Auxiliaries, the organization of social events, and recruitment techniques. She also discusses cultural differences between the past and present, the On to Ottawa trek, houswives organizing after the war, and red baiting.

Emily Nuttall discusses her experiences in hotel & restaurant workers unions, her election to President of Local 676, working conditions, hostility towards feminism in the bartender’s unions, daily union work, the bravery and difficulty of union organizing, and the war effort.

Alice Person discusses her family’s move to British Columbia, her early life, and her family’s experiences on welfare. She also touches upon organizations for the unemployed, her employment history, working on a hops farm, and segregation in the farming industry.

Johnnie Rankin discusses first arriving in Vancouver during the Great Depression, and the change in employment opportunities with the advent of the war. She also discusses working in the shipyard, including details on training, daily duties, her first day on the job, and the reaction of men towards working with women. Finally, she discusses joining the Boilermakers Union, and the status of women within the union.

Johnnie Rankin discusses the position of women within the Boilermakers Union and the types of jobs she worked at the shipyard. She also discusses childcare, equal pay, and the existence of issues specific to women. She talks about what she learned from the trade unions, and how working changed her life. Finally, she discusses working in restaurants and approaching the Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union.

Jean Scott discusses her early life, growing up on the prairies, and her first jobs as a domestic. She discusses her musical aspirations, leaving her abusive husband, and the poor treatment of domestic workers. Finally, she discusses working in a small country hospital, attending night school, and the personal changes that came with the advent of war.

Irene Seed discusses moving to Youbou, British Columbia and daily life with a child in a rural Vancouver Island community. She talks about seeking steady work during the Great Depression, her experiences as a nurse (including training, duties, and wages), and the wood industry to which her husband belonged. She touches upon racial segregation in the forestry industry, and the Women’s Auxiliary’s impact on the social life of women in the community.

Irene Seed continues talking about her experiences in the Women’s Auxiliary, the activities of the Women’s Auxiliary, the Auxiliary’s relationship with the forestry industry and union, and the Auxiliary’s eventual dissolution. She also goes into safety issues in the mill, raising a child in Youbou, and her first day in Youbou.

Jean Shiels discusses her early life in Vancouver, and her recollections of the Great Depression (including her family’s eviction and her father’s arrest for organizing). She discusses the Worker’s Unity League and the issues of free speech and free assembly. She also talks about food, community organization and women’s organization, social attitudes towards people on relief, and changing attitudes towards race in the 1930s. Finally, she talks about organization done by women, and the impact of unemployment on young people.

Jean Shiels discusses disillusionment amongst women during the Great Depression, mother and father’s history with unionism, and their eviction during the Great Depression. She also discusses the single unemployed, the difference in labour struggles from the 1930s to the 1980s, and the On to Ottawa trek.

Marjorie Storm describes the physical layout of the plant and its’ activities; technological change in the mill and effect on employment; being a working mother; domestic challenges; 60-pound lift limits for women under the Factories Act; arbitration cases; the strike of 1948; I.W.A. Women’s Auxiliary and her attempts through resolutions to give it more clout.

Eileen Sufrin discusses changes in employment and the status of women from the prewar period, through World War II, and into the postwar period.

Eileen Sufrin discusses reasons for organizing, and attitudes towards unions during the war. She also discusses her personal reasons for becoming involved in the labour movement, her activity with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, moving from Ontario to British Columbia, and factionalization within the labour movement.

Masue Tagashira discusses her husband’s illness, learning English, working in a barbership, her religious life, housework, childbirth, and raising children.

Lil Godfrey discusses the Greenwall family history, including her family’s life in Extension and Wellington, mining communities near Nanaimo, BC. She talks about the effects of the 1912-1914 miner’s strike, the arrival of the militia, and the hardship on families. She mentions her father’s death in an explosion at the No. 5 Pit, Wellington Colliery in 1927. She also discusses the her teacher training, lack of jobs during the Great Depression, her marriage, and she and her husband’s move to Lake Cowichan for his logger job.

Helen expresses disappoint in a lack of correspondence on her birthday.

Helen informs Lawrence that she has moved and describes her Thanksgiving Day activities.

Helen wonders why Lawrence has not written for two months and enquires as to his wellbeing.

Helen thanks Lawrence for his letter and describes her health concerns.

Helen writes after a long wait with updates on her schooling and personal life.

Helen thanks Lawrence for a letter and gift. She also addresses the struggles of the newly-declared war in Europe.

Helen admonishes Lawrence for long gaps without writing.

Helen thanks Lawrence for his letter and reflects on how they have changed.