Mildred Aupied
Delta Shipbuilding Paystub
Gift of Rose Rita Samona, 2008.132.007
From May 1943 to January 1946, Rose Rita Samona worked as a burner for Delta Shipyards, cutting and burning holes in sheets of steel for the production of Liberty ships at the rate of $1.20 per day. Like many other women who worked during WWII, Samona saved her pay stub as reminder of her wartime contributions.
