Author Talk on Regional History

In her book *Shipyard Agent: Augusta Clawson and the Women Welders of World War II*, local author Beverly Lionberger Hodgins shares the story of Augusta Clawson, a remarkable woman hired by the U.S. government to observe and report clandestinely on the working conditions of women welders. Drawing from Clawson’s diaries, personal letters, and official reports, Hodgins gives us an insider’s view of this important piece of Pacific Northwest History.