The Harvey Girls : Opportunity Bound
(DVD)

Pre-distribution copy shown by Katrina Parks at Grand Canyon National Park on August 3, 2013. "For More Information Please Visit www.harveygirlsdocumentary.com".

"An inside look at how over 100,000 railroad station waitresses opened up the doors of the American West to women and changed the course of history!"--Container.

Executive producers, Katrina Parks, Michael Parks ; editor, producer, music supervisor, and sound effects, Thaddeus Homan ; director of photography, Lara Sievert ; sound mix, Thomas Hilton ; composer, Matt Catsonis, James T. Sale.

Narrator, Lori Herbert.

"The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound" is a new historical documentary that explores how over 100,000 brave young women made an unusual decision to leave home and travel west to work as waitresses along the railroad, opening the doors of the West to women. The Harvey Girls, whose workforce flourished from the 1880's until the 1960's, were true pioneers and set a new standard of excellence for women in the workplace, paving the way for generations of independent young women to come. They were a dynamic all female workforce whose lives were forever changed as they became part of a cultural experience that spanned over 80 years. In numerous small but profound ways the Harvey Girls, many who later became entrepreneurs, mothers and civic leaders, helped change the local and national landscape, especially in the American Southwest.