The collection consists of the records of Northwest Women's History Project and audio recordings of oral history interviews the organization conducted with women who had worked in shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, during World War II. The interviews explore issues such as sexual harassment, sexism and racism in unions and on the job, child care, on-the-job training, and life after the war. The recordings have been digitized and are available online in OHS Digital Collections.

The bulk of the records in the collection relate to the interviews with women shipyard workers and the resulting presentation, "Good Work, Sister!" These records include grant documents, telephone questionnaires, transcripts and excerpts of in-person interviews, photographic slides of interviewees who were featured in "Good Work, Sister!" and photographs and records relating to "Good Work, Sister!" events. The collection also includes some photographs, clippings, ephemera, and memorabilia relating to women shipyard workers in World War II. Other materials in the collection include administrative records, materials relating to the organization's later projects, and materials about the re-release of "Good Work, Sister!" on DVD.