Intercourse through the fence

In Hanford Washington, otherwise known as secret 'site W' the women's barracks were surrounded by a fence.

As one site worker, Sam Campbell described the situation: "Some of the women were prostitutes, or making a little side money. There was quite a bit of that. I have heard of cases of intercourse done through the fences around the women's barracks. I do think we had some bush business along the river." (Sanger, Working on the Bomb, 125).

I am skeptical about this claim.

In Sanger's oral history, former Hanford worker, Jane Jone Hutchins recalled: "I look back now and realize this was a free country but we were living behind barbed wire at Hanford, all to protect womanhood. I know that where women were concerned, Hanford could either make you or break you. Gals who had never had male attention before were, you know, popular. You could either become a slut, I suppose, if you wanted to, or you could become very strong, and be able to say 'No'." (143)