ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW
Edna Theresa Condino
November 16, 1983
by Barbara Higgins Aubrey

0:01:34	Began working at 18 years old.
0:02:16	Childcare was provided by a friend of the family.
0:02:53	Used to walk to and from work.
0:04:12	Restaurants and movie theaters open after midnight.
0:05:05	Application and on the job training.
0:06:15	Assembly of triggers.
0:06:29	Worked with a blind man called Johnny on assembly of triggers.
0:07:00	Experimenting with punch press. She was the first operator.
0:07:50	Worked in packing room. Describes packing procedure. Grease packets were inserted in the barrels to be used by the soldiers to lubricate the guns.
0:09:09	Wore an I.D. badge.
0:09:30	Worked in Heat Treat on Bayonets.
0:10:56	Describes lunchtime.
0:11:26	Describes the activities of her blind coworker, John.
0:12:32	Description of uniforms.
0:14:24	Her reason for leaving the Armory.
0:15:04	Her first paycheck was $34.
0:15:52	1945 worked 5 or 6 months into pregnancy.
0:16:45	Describes a 16 year old coworker.
0:17:48	She came from New York City.
0:18:00	Conversation about interviewer's life in New York.
0:19:20	Husband was from Massachusetts.
0:19:35	Left School to be married at 16 years old.
0:49:58	Lived with husband's aunt and uncle until the moved into an apartment.
0:20:50	Talks about her children.
0:21:21	Named Quaglia when she worked at the Armory. Maiden name was Couch.
0:22:30	Never returned to work at the Armory after her children were older.
0:23:00	Woman who cared for her children returned to work.
0:23:38	Worked as school aid at Cathedral High School then she worked at STCC (Springfield Technical Community College).
0:24:24	Went to school, at STCC, for mental health then transferred to general studies. Settled on secretarial studies and musical productions.
0:26:31	Describes the dilapidated condition of the rest rooms at the Armory.
0:27:45	Enjoyed the idea of serving her country.
0:28:50	Describes how some of the men used the Armory to avoid getting drafted into the armed services.