Briget Ganske captures a photograph of Lisa Beaudreau with her mother.

Rebeca Beeman captures a photograph of Sue and Mandy Reed at home taking medicine.

Leah Arsenault captures a photograph of Danny Todd and a crew member releasing scallops from a net.

Anne Pierter captures a photograph of Willie Ames sorting ropes.

Ronen Trincher captures a photograph of John Bisnette and Steve Butler reading the newspaper.

Lynn Kippax Jr. captures a photograph of Jake and John Leach walking to find a spot to dig for clams.

Laine Zimmerman captures a photograph of an old home.

As women begin to enter into the blue collar working world in larger numbers, the old idea of women staying at home to raise a family is fading away. Valerie Coffin documents the lives of several women who work tough industry jobs and still raise their families, all playing vital roles in everyday life.