Soon After This Job She Joined a Local Labor Union and Continued to Stay Up Past Night Making Sure the People Worked and the Food Was Cooked Right

 76 Years Ago Today

Tuesday 19th of February 1946
Chemical technician and labor union activist Karen Gay Silkwood is born in Longview, Texas, United States.

She came to America in 1943 and studied chemistry and then in 1946 in Miami Bay Area. During her time as a student at Trinity College the first things she noticed were the abundance of people at the local school on a weekly basis. She began being involved in the community and the community was vibrant as well as changing. Kudos to her work in Miami Bay Area (the city where she went), for this was just one of the local businesses where in 1946 the majority of people worked as an independent contractor. Soon after this job she joined a local labor union and continued to stay up past night making sure the people worked and the food was cooked right. She also had a big influence in the way the community formed around the coffee house so she was the only person that joined a regular day for breakfast at the community center with the rest of her group.
In 1947 Karen Gay disappeared in Longview Texas after several days in Japan. Her last known location was on the west side of town. Her last known location was at the "Tacoma" home of Mrs. Gail Gay (Lestrade). There was an open door at the apartment and it was for a couple months during her last visit that Karen and a group of others stayed up. She was soon seen by her friends and family during dinner.