Hogan, Mary Hannigan and Hannigan, Anne Mastrion
- Object Type
- Oral history
- Object ID
- 15317
- Date
- July 28 2008
- Description
- Mary Hannigan Hogan (1923- ) grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn with five siblings. Hogan attended Manual Traning High School, now known as John Jay High School. Shortly after graduating from high school, she began working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a welder and adding up costs for ship parts. Hogan married in 1944. After leaving the Navy Yard, she worked at various office jobs and moved with her family to Long Island, New York. Anne Mastrion Hannigan (1922- ) grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn near Mary Hogan. Anne Hannigan married Mary Hogan's brother, Johnny Hannigan, in 1944. Anne Hannigan also attended Manual Training High School, where she learned typing and stenography. Hannigan began work at the Navy Yard around the time of Mary Hogan, working as a lathe operator and reading blueprints to determine the number of parts needed. After leaving the Navy Yard, Anne Hannigan worked in the claims department of Pilgrim Laundry and later moved to Long Island, New York. The interview also includes their niece, Maureen Hawkins and Mary Hogan's daughter, Debbie Hogan Russ. The women discuss their upbringing in Brooklyn, getting jobs at the Navy Yard, commuting to work, safety issues, uniforms, salaries and marriage. While Mary Hogan began working as a welder and Anne Hannigan as a lathe operator, both women began doing office work shortly after they started.
- Related Collection
- Brooklyn Navy Yard Oral History Project
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