Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Streetcar Motorette (first of the female motormen), 1943

The scarcity of men to fill traditional work roles left gaps that women very capably filled. This photograph shows a Minneapolis "motorette," a female streetcar driver, greeting a passenger in 1943.

Creator: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1943
Identifer: location HE4.5 p35

Streetcar Motorette (first of the female motormen), 1943