"Maidin Iron" is the true story of the first woman to work as a
union ironworker in New Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s. Ana Padilla
tells of her struggle and ultimate success in breaking into this
male-dominated trade, confronting union bosses, supervisors, and
coworkers. Many thought that a woman couldn't handle the tough and
dangerous job of being an ironworker, welding and bolting steel
frames of multistory buildings. One false step could lead to sudden
death. This scrappy young woman used humor, courage, good manners,
and a strong work ethic to make her case that she could do
everything just as well as her male coworkers. Although small of
stature, she proved herself over and over again, on one job site
after another, hauling equipment and working many stories in the
air on steel girders, expecting no special treatment while facing
harsh weather and dangers. Padilla conveys her Hispanic roots in
New Mexico and the sense of a place and time when people held onto
views of women that now seem outdated and sexist. She does this
without bitterness. The reader meets other men and women-Hispanic,
Anglo, Native American, and African American, many from New Mexico,
some from elsewhere-who rolled up their sleeves, faced the
challenges at each work site, and got the job done. We get a vivid
feel for their personalities and of what it was like to work with
them. We learn about the ironworkers' trade and also of how Padilla
reinvented herself after a first marriage that was less than happy,
found the man of her dreams, married him, and built a life with him
that has lasted to this day. This is an inspiring tale that conveys
the value of time-tested virtues of hard work, courage, and
persistence in the face of adversity.
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