This oral history interview with Ruth K. Drurey was conducted by Amy Kesselman at Drurey’s home in Hillsboro, Oregon, on April 18, 1981. In this interview, Drurey discusses her family background and early life in Milwaukie, Oregon. She describes how she came to work as a burner at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland during World War II and shares her experiences as a woman worker. She talks about her job duties, about the protective clothing she wore, and about her living arrangement during the war. She describes a typical day in the shipyards, discusses the dangers of the job, and talks about some of the people she worked with. She also discusses her life after the end of the war and speaks at length about her career with the Housing Authority. She shares her thoughts about the women's liberation movement.