1941The federal government encouraged the employment of women in fish processing plants.People and Communities, Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry, Women's History

Established in 1941 for the purpose of assuring the most effective mobilization and utilization of the national manpower, the War Manpower Commission emphasizes the need “for encouraging employees to adopt more fishing jobs to the employment of women … women can do much of the work in fish processing plants that formerly was considered for men only.”