Women of Steel at the BMI

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 2:46 p.m.

She operated a tower crane at the Bethlehem Steel plant. When the call came one night to cover a coworker’s shift, she had no option for childcare--so she bundled up her infant and kept the baby with her on the tall crane as she worked. That’s just one of the stories, with photos, on big panels along Key Highway that make up the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s first outdoor exhibit “Women of Steel.” Curating it was a team effort, said marketing coordinator Alexis Ojeda-Brown. Exhibitions director Jane Woltereck said the team’s choices inspired her. Plus, a preview of the limited-edition podcast: ‘Sparrows Point: An American Steel Story.’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.