American Life: Dianna Flannery and Men

american life: Women could finally land jobs outside the secretarial pool but they shouldn't expect equality, according to The Waterloo Record. She'd say 'I'd sit with the men, train the men and then get paid less than the men,' recalled daughter, Dianna Flannery. Arriving in Detroit, their new home, Edna found a job with Great American Life and, though the company provided opportunities, she was also a victim of the times. Despite the unfair treatment, Edna's employer valued her sharp mind and she became the first female property and casualty insurance underwriter in the U.S. Son Tim Flannery, said his mother was recognized in the U.S. insurance industry for her expertise in marine underwriting and he remembered how she had won multiple awards for her pioneering work as a woman in what was most definitely a man's world back in the 1950s and 1960s When Tim was six years old, Dianna was born and Edna, by then in her mid-40s, thought it might be time to give up her career. Their intent was to convince Edna not to quit. Three executives descended on our house, he said, remembering the men in three piece suits arriving at the family home unannounced. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.