This oral history interview with Lois L. Housman was conducted by Madeline Moore at Housman’s home in Portland, Oregon, on May 22, 1981. In this interview, Housman speaks at length about her early life on a farm near Springfield, Missouri. She talks about her marriage to Joe Housman. She speaks at length about working at and running restaurants in Portland, Oregon. She describes how she came to work as a welder in the Kaiser shipyards in Portland during World War II and shares her experiences as a woman worker. She talks about her training, about her friendship with Augusta Clawson, author of “Shipyard Diary of a Woman Welder,” and about a typical day in the shipyards. She discusses the dangers of the job and the protective gear she wore; shares her observations about how Black workers were treated in the shipyards; and talks about balancing her family and work. She shares her thoughts about the women’s liberation movement.