City garbage collector Mary Davis—all 177 pounds of her—“hefts and tosses” garbage cans along with the men in her traditionally “men only” job.
October 14, 1977
Mike Mullen, photographer
Los Angeles Public Library, Herald-Examiner Collection
(Source: photos.lapl.org)
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This picture shows how strong our African American sisters are and that they can take on any job necessary and get it...
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Ok…i know im being a dick here. But the reason that is mostly considered a man only job is because 1) most women are...
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These are the images and accounts of how people worked, raised families, built communities, worshiped, maintained relationships, expressed themselves and coped with changes and challenges in the past. Most of the subjects are Americans of African descent.
"Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go." — James Baldwin
