Curator's note | Some women worked as letter carriers, the best paid postal jobs, during the first World War. In 1947 the Canadian Post Office fired all the women workers who had been hired as carriers and clerks to make room for male veterans. In 1964 the only woman carrier had her career cut short when she was fired due to her gender. Some postal workers supported the employer's decision. Today the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is seen as a leader on "women's issues. |
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Title | Letter Carriers |
Date | [ca. 1940s] |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w |
Scope and content | Two male letter carriers walking down a street, probably in Regina. |
Repository | Saskatchewan Archives Board |
Fonds/collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection |
Retrieval information | Regina Office Photograph Collection, R-A24370-1 |
Occupation(s) |
Postal service |
Theme(s) |
Transportation & Delivery |
Database ID | 36837 |