Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Kae Eisenreich, the first "girl inspector" at the glider factory

Kae Eisenreich had the distinction of becoming the first female inspector on staff at the Northwest Aeronautical glider operations. The photograph reproduced here was published in the company's employee newsletter, Tow Lines, in November 1943.

Creator: Northwest Aeronautical Corporation
Publisher: Tow Lines. St. Paul: Webb Publishing Co., November 1943; courtesy Nick Linsmayer, Villaume Industries, Inc.
Date: 1943

Kae Eisenreich, the first "girl inspector" at the glider factory