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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



LONGSHOREMEN OF VALPARAISO 



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 A WOMAN STREET-CAR CONDUCTOR OF VALPARAISO 



When, many years ago, the men of Chile went to war, women were first employed as 

 street-car conductors. So efficiently did they fill the position that they were retained after the 

 emergency had passed. 



