Photo courtesy of Ballard Historical Society

In Ballard, women have a history of working. While the men went out to sea to fish -- often for ten months out of the year -- women ran the family fishing business and worked in canneries, gutting, cleaning and packing fish, as pictured in this circa-1930 photo.

Eventually, women moved up from their shoreside roles and began taking jobs on the back decks and in the pilot houses. Not settling on being supporting cast, others moved on to be owners of their own vessels.

Just remember, without women, Ballard would not have become so well renowned for its fishing industry, or what it is today.

Notes taken from Passport to Ballard: The Centennial Story

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