{"id":3536,"date":"2016-02-27T09:57:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T14:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizzieborden.org\/WomenatWork\/?page_id=3536"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:34:34","slug":"hortencia-amaral-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/hortencia-amaral-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Hortencia Amaral Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<style>\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6091.fg-simple_portfolio {\r\n                    justify-content: center;\r\n                }\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6091.fg-simple_portfolio .fg-item {\r\n                    flex-basis: 250px;\r\n                    margin: 5px;\r\n                }\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-simple_portfolio foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-simple_portfolio fg-light fg-border-thin fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-light-overlays fg-ready fg-caption-always\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6091\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1Fatherweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, as a young man.\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, as a young man.\" data-attachment-id=\"3514\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, as a young man.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/1Fatherweb\/1734648025.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, as a young man.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2Bourneweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Bourne Mills, Hortencia\u2019s first place of employment, circa 1931 at the age of fifteen.\n\n\u201cWhen we were old enough, my father would pull us out [of school] to work.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Bourne Mills, Hortencia\u2019s first place of employment, circa 1931, at the age of fifteen.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cWhen we were old enough, my father would pull us out [of school] to work.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3515\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bourne Mills, Hortencia\u2019s first place of employment, circa 1931 at the age of fifteen.\n\n\u201cWhen we were old enough, my father would pull us out [of school] to work.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/2Bourneweb\/796864753.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Bourne Mills, Hortencia\u2019s first place of employment, circa 1931, at the age of fifteen.  <p><p><em>\u201cWhen we were old enough, my father would pull us out [of school] to work.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3Girlsweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Working girls at the Bourne Mills, circa 1928. Hortencia\u2019s sister, Mary Pacheco Ribeiro, is at the far right.\n\t\t\n\u201cWe all worked, everybody worked in the Bourne Mill.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Working girls at the Bourne Mills, circa 1928. Hortencia\u2019s sister, Mary Pacheco Ribeiro, is at the far right. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe all worked, everybody worked in the Bourne Mill.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3516\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Working girls at the Bourne Mills, circa 1928. Hortencia\u2019s sister, Mary Pacheco Ribeiro, is at the far right.\n\t\t\n\u201cWe all worked, everybody worked in the Bourne Mill.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/3Girlsweb\/1843935254.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Working girls at the Bourne Mills, circa 1928. Hortencia\u2019s sister, Mary Pacheco Ribeiro, is at the far right. <p><p><em> \u201cWe all worked, everybody worked in the Bourne Mill.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4Johnweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia\u2019s brother, John Pacheco Ribeiro, strikes a comic pose for the camera, circa 1940s; behind him is one of the Bourne Mill Blocks, where the family resided from circa 1908 to 1924.\n\t\t\n\u201cWhen we were in the Bourne Mills Block, we didn\u2019t even have electricity. It was \u2026 kerosene.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia\u2019s brother, John Pacheco Ribeiro, strikes a comic pose for the camera, circa 1940s; behind him is one of the Bourne Mill Blocks, where the family resided from circa 1908 to 1924. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cWhen we were in the Bourne Mills Block, we didn\u2019t even have electricity. It was \u2026 kerosene.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3517\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia\u2019s brother, John Pacheco Ribeiro, strikes a comic pose for the camera, circa 1940s; behind him is one of the Bourne Mill Blocks, where the family resided from circa 1908 to 1924.\n\t\t\n\u201cWhen we were in the Bourne Mills Block, we didn\u2019t even have electricity. It was \u2026 kerosene.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/4Johnweb\/1399043766.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia\u2019s brother, John Pacheco Ribeiro, strikes a comic pose for the camera, circa 1940s; behind him is one of the Bourne Mill Blocks, where the family resided from circa 1908 to 1924. <p><p><em>\u201cWhen we were in the Bourne Mills Block, we didn\u2019t even have electricity. It was \u2026 kerosene.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5Fire1928FIREweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Downtown Fall River following the devastating conflagration of February 2, 1928; a view looking north from City Hall tower.\n\n\u201cYou could see it from my house. All the smoke and that.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Downtown Fall River following the devastating conflagration of February 2, 1928; a view looking north from City Hall tower. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cYou could see it from my house. All the smoke and that.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3518\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Downtown Fall River following the devastating conflagration of February 2, 1928; a view looking north from City Hall tower.\n\n\u201cYou could see it from my house. All the smoke and that.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/5Fire1928FIREweb\/1774713741.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Downtown Fall River following the devastating conflagration of February 2, 1928; a view looking north from City Hall tower. <p><p><em>\u201cYou could see it from my house. All the smoke and that.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/6Cottageweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Ribeiro family cottage at 582 State Avenue, Fall River; the family purchased this property circa 1932.\n\t\t\n\u201cWe lived right on the state line. Here is Fall River right on this side, and the other sidewalk was Tiverton, Rhode Island.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"The Ribeiro family cottage at 582 State Avenue, Fall River; the family purchased this property circa 1932.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cWe lived right on the state line. Here is Fall River right on this side, and the other sidewalk was Tiverton, Rhode Island.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3519\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Ribeiro family cottage at 582 State Avenue, Fall River; the family purchased this property circa 1932.\n\t\t\n\u201cWe lived right on the state line. Here is Fall River right on this side, and the other sidewalk was Tiverton, Rhode Island.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/6Cottageweb\/1802153419.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Ribeiro family cottage at 582 State Avenue, Fall River; the family purchased this property circa 1932.   <p><p><em>\u201cWe lived right on the state line. Here is Fall River right on this side, and the other sidewalk was Tiverton, Rhode Island.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/7Motherweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia\u2019s mother, Mrs. Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, n\u00e9e Maria Amelia de Paiva, circa 1938.\n\t\t\n\u201cMy mother, I used to adore my mother.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia\u2019s mother, Mrs. Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, n\u00e9e Maria Amelia de Paiva, circa 1938.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cMy mother, I used to adore my mother.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3520\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia\u2019s mother, Mrs. Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, n\u00e9e Maria Amelia de Paiva, circa 1938.\n\t\t\n\u201cMy mother, I used to adore my mother.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/7Motherweb\/4252978230.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia\u2019s mother, Mrs. Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, n\u00e9e Maria Amelia de Paiva, circa 1938.  <p><p><em>\u201cMy mother, I used to adore my mother.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/8Fatherweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, circa 1938.\n\t\t\n\u201c\u2026my father didn\u2019t understand English. So we always had to talk Portuguese. When we used to talk English, my father would say, \u2018Hey, speak Portuguese so I know what you are talking about.\u2019 But after, he learned.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, circa 1938.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201c\u2026my father didn\u2019t understand English. So we always had to talk Portuguese. When we used to talk English, my father would say, \u2018Hey, speak Portuguese so I know what you are talking about.\u2019 But after, he learned.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3521\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, circa 1938.\n\t\t\n\u201c\u2026my father didn\u2019t understand English. So we always had to talk Portuguese. When we used to talk English, my father would say, \u2018Hey, speak Portuguese so I know what you are talking about.\u2019 But after, he learned.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/8Fatherweb\/1268680633.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia\u2019s father, Jos\u00e9 Pacheco Ribeiro, circa 1938.   <p><p><em>\u201c\u2026my father didn\u2019t understand English. So we always had to talk Portuguese. When we used to talk English, my father would say, \u2018Hey, speak Portuguese so I know what you are talking about.\u2019 But after, he learned.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/9Soldiersweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Manuel Amaral (second from right) and his buddies during World War II.\n\t\t\n\u201c\u2026he joined the National Guard [in 1940] so he could have a little bit of money for himself.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Manuel Amaral (second from right) and his buddies during World War II.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201c\u2026he joined the National Guard [in 1940] so he could have a little bit of money for himself.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3522\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Manuel Amaral (second from right) and his buddies during World War II.\n\t\t\n\u201c\u2026he joined the National Guard [in 1940] so he could have a little bit of money for himself.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/9Soldiersweb\/1903538061.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Manuel Amaral (second from right) and his buddies during World War II.  <p><p><em>\u201c\u2026he joined the National Guard [in 1940] so he could have a little bit of money for himself.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10Motherweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia\u2019s mother in the yard of the family residence at 582 State Avenue, circa 1940s.\n\t\t\n\u201cMy mother was like me \u2026 a go-getter\u2026. She knew what to do.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia\u2019s mother in the yard of the family residence at 582 State Avenue, circa 1940s.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother was like me \u2026 a go-getter\u2026. She knew what to do.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3523\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia\u2019s mother in the yard of the family residence at 582 State Avenue, circa 1940s.\n\t\t\n\u201cMy mother was like me \u2026 a go-getter\u2026. She knew what to do.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/10Motherweb\/1090449963.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia\u2019s mother in the yard of the family residence at 582 State Avenue, circa 1940s.  <p><p><em> \u201cMy mother was like me \u2026 a go-getter\u2026. She knew what to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11Hortenweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia in the 1940s.\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia in the 1940s.\" data-attachment-id=\"3524\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia in the 1940s.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/11Hortenweb\/2545961612.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia in the 1940s.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12Weddingweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Amaral on their wedding day, March 7, 1942.\n\n\u201cMy mother [said] I shouldn\u2019t get married while [he was] in the service because [he] might die.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Amaral on their wedding day, March 7, 1942.    &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cMy mother [said] I shouldn\u2019t get married while [he was] in the service because [he] might die.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3525\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Amaral on their wedding day, March 7, 1942.\n\n\u201cMy mother [said] I shouldn\u2019t get married while [he was] in the service because [he] might die.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/12Weddingweb\/2090824634.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Amaral on their wedding day, March 7, 1942.    <p><p><em>\u201cMy mother [said] I shouldn\u2019t get married while [he was] in the service because [he] might die.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/13Candidweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia and Manuel as young newlyweds.\n\n\u201c\u2019Honey,\u2019 he used to call me Honey all the time.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia and Manuel as young newlyweds.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201c\u2019Honey,\u2019 he used to call me Honey all the time.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3526\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia and Manuel as young newlyweds.\n\n\u201c\u2019Honey,\u2019 he used to call me Honey all the time.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/13Candidweb\/3594355803.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia and Manuel as young newlyweds.   <p><p><em> \u201c\u2019Honey,\u2019 he used to call me Honey all the time.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/14FStoneComplexweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Firestone Rubber &amp;amp; Latex Products Company, Inc., Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1956.\n\n\u201cI worked all over Firestone.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Firestone Rubber &amp;amp; Latex Products Company, Inc., Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1956.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI worked all over Firestone.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3527\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Firestone Rubber &amp; Latex Products Company, Inc., Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1956.\n\n\u201cI worked all over Firestone.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/14FStoneComplexweb\/1829628903.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Firestone Rubber &amp; Latex Products Company, Inc., Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1956.   <p><p><em> \u201cI worked all over Firestone.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/15Firestoneweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia at work at Firestone Rubber &amp;amp; Latex Products Company, Fall River, \t\t\t\tMassachusetts, late 1940s or early 1950s.\n\nA Firestone \u201cbig boss\u201d in conversation with Hortencia:\n\u201cYou seem like you like your job.\u201d\n\u201cNo, I don\u2019t\u2026. I have to do it, so I am doing it. It isn\u2019t because I like it.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia at work at Firestone Rubber &amp;amp; Latex Products Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, late 1940s or early 1950s.    &lt;p&gt;A Firestone \u201cbig boss\u201d in conversation with Hortencia: &lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u201cYou seem like you like your job.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; \u201cNo, I don\u2019t\u2026. I have to do it, so I am doing it. It isn\u2019t because I like it.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3528\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia at work at Firestone Rubber &amp; Latex Products Company, Fall River, \t\t\t\tMassachusetts, late 1940s or early 1950s.\n\nA Firestone \u201cbig boss\u201d in conversation with Hortencia:\n\u201cYou seem like you like your job.\u201d\n\u201cNo, I don\u2019t\u2026. I have to do it, so I am doing it. It isn\u2019t because I like it.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/15Firestoneweb\/2805083988.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia at work at Firestone Rubber &amp; Latex Products Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, late 1940s or early 1950s.    <p>A Firestone \u201cbig boss\u201d in conversation with Hortencia: <\/p><p><em>\u201cYou seem like you like your job.\u201d<\/p><p> \u201cNo, I don\u2019t\u2026. I have to do it, so I am doing it. It isn\u2019t because I like it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gammaweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Workers at Gamma Leather Company, Inc., 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1966; Hortencia referred to this company as the \u201cPocket Book Place.\u201d&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI put them together - they used to sew them - I put them together \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Workers at Gamma Leather Company, Inc., 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1966; Hortencia referred to this company as the \u201cPocket Book Place.\u201d&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI put them together - they used to sew them - I put them together \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3693\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Workers at Gamma Leather Company, Inc., 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1966; Hortencia referred to this company as the \u201cPocket Book Place.\u201d&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI put them together - they used to sew them - I put them together \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/03\/Gammaweb\/1737995491.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Workers at Gamma Leather Company, Inc., 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1966; Hortencia referred to this company as the \u201cPocket Book Place.\u201d<p><p><em> \u201cI put them together - they used to sew them - I put them together \u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/16KERRweb.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The former Kerr Thread Mills, Fall River, Massachusetts. Lyn Sportswear Company, Inc. operated from this location from circa 1962 to 1971.\n\n\u201cLyn Sportswear, that\u2019s one of the first shops I worked in.\u201d\" data-caption-desc=\"The former Kerr Thread Mills, Fall River, Massachusetts. Lyn Sportswear Company, Inc. operated from this location from circa 1962 to 1971.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cLyn Sportswear, that\u2019s one of the first shops I worked in.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3529\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The former Kerr Thread Mills, Fall River, Massachusetts. Lyn Sportswear Company, Inc. operated from this location from circa 1962 to 1971.\n\n\u201cLyn Sportswear, that\u2019s one of the first shops I worked in.\u201d\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/02\/16KERRweb\/2633524336.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The former Kerr Thread Mills, Fall River, Massachusetts. Lyn Sportswear Company, Inc. operated from this location from circa 1962 to 1971.  <p><p><em> \u201cLyn Sportswear, that\u2019s one of the first shops I worked in.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/amaral-e1456526562768.png\" data-caption-title=\"Hortencia posing with a negligee set in salmon rayon satin trimmed in beige \nmachine-made lace that she wore in the 1940s; the garment was donated to the Fall River Historical Society in 2013.\" data-caption-desc=\"Hortencia posing with a negligee set in salmon rayon satin trimmed in beige machine-made lace that she wore in the 1940s; the garment was donated to the Fall River Historical Society in 2013.\" data-attachment-id=\"3412\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hortencia posing with a negligee set in salmon rayon satin trimmed in beige \nmachine-made lace that she wore in the 1940s; the garment was donated to the Fall River Historical Society in 2013.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2012\/10\/amaral-e1456526562768\/1805403278.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hortencia posing with a negligee set in salmon rayon satin trimmed in beige machine-made lace that she wore in the 1940s; the garment was donated to the Fall River Historical Society in 2013.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3536"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6092,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3536\/revisions\/6092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}