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| In 1946, a young woman queen or "skipperette" presided over the Fishermen's Fiesta festivities. Over the years, the queen had an extended court. Most of the young women were daughters of local fishermen. nd, c 1950 (above) and c. 1952 (right). ~ San Pedro Bay Historical Society |
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| Fishermen's Fiesta candidates for Queen pose at the waterfront, 1960. ~ San Pedro Bay Historical Society |
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| For a Better Life
WHEN ASKED WHY DID THEIR FAMILIES COME TO AMERICA, WOMEN CANNERY WORKERS OFTEN SAY, "FOR A BETTER LIFE." War-time struggles and boundary disputes left many southern European seaside villages impoverished. In southern California, fisherman found a growing fishing industry and women who were able to work made bee-lines for canneries. By mid-twentieth century, their American daughters participated in that better life - becoming the new faces of San Pedro's fishing community.
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