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Name: Betty McRae
Canon: Bomb Girls
Age: 28
Type: OU
Canon point: Season 2, Episode 10; after Teresa ships out
History: Betty McCrae grew up in rural Saskatchewan in a farming family with four brothers. At some point she decided to move east, to Toronto, where she began working in a munitions factory to help with the war effort. Skilled and hardworking, she became one of the best workers on the floor, and was also put in charge of training new hires. Though she's quick to chastise the new girls if they can't seem to keep up, or if they're overly confident, but she does find a group of very tight friends among the girls of her shift.
Betty grows especially close to one girl, a new hire named Kate, who also lives in the same rooming house. Betty quickly realizes she's falling head over heels for Kate, but her sexuality is by necessity a closely guarded secret. Still, she values Kate's friendship quite highly, and the two of them become best friends who are always together.
At the end of the first season, Kate's abusive father tracks her down under her assumed name and insists that she come back with him. Betty ends up confessing her love for Kate in desperation, but Kate is spooked and ends up agreeing to leave the factory. At the beginning of season two, after several months have passed, Betty finds Kate again and tries to persuade her to come back. Kate's father-- an extremely conservative street preacher-- wants to punish Betty for 'corrupting' his daughter. Betty runs up a fire escape and, during the altercation with Kate's father, ends up accidentally pushing him over the railing to his death. Kate leaves the body where it lies, saying she owes him nothing, and decides to come back to the factory.
In the meanwhile, Betty had gotten into a relationship with Ivan, one of the men at the factory, for fear of being outed. For a while she tries to like Ivan and convince herself that she can be a normal, heterosexual girl. They do bond over their love for the Maple Leafs, but in the end Betty realizes that she can't keep up the charade any longer and breaks up with Ivan, saying that they were meant to be with different people.
After the break up, Ivan eventually begins to flirt with Kate. Kate worries (likely having pushed Betty's love confession to the back of her mind, or believing in Betty's lie to herself) that Betty won't want her dating her ex-boyfriend, but Betty gives her blessing, trying to focus on being happy for her friend, rather than how she herself feels. However, it ends up being too painful for Betty to be close to Kate while she's in a relationship, and has to push her away, admitting to Kate that she is actually still in love with her, and that she can't do this anymore. They remain friends, but not as close as they once were.
Shortly afterwards, a war bond tour comes to Victory Munitions, run by a young female soldier named Teresa. The two of them quickly suss each other out, and Betty brings Teresa back to the rooming house with her. Though Betty had initially only intended it to be a fling, to deal with the pain of losing Kate, she realizes that it's nice to be with someone who feels right for a change. Teresa has to leave the next morning to continue her tour, but when she returns to Toronto, she and Betty continue to date, making time until Teresa eventually has to ship out.
Toward the end of the season, the incident with Kate's father finally catches up to the two of them. Detectives working on the case have tracked Kate down, and are suspicious of her involvement in her father's death. Betty, who detectives had also put at the scene that night, sacrifices herself for Kate, telling the detectives that yes, they had fought, and that the death had been an accident, but insists that Kate had no involvement in the matter whatsoever.
That's seriously how it ends.
Personality: Betty is a person who, above all, values her independence. One of her main goals throughout the series is to save enough money to buy her own house, something that was virtually unheard of at that time. Although it's partially because she has no intention of ever marrying a man, the primary driving factor is the desire to be in control of her own life. As a woman, especially a lesbian woman, living in an era where women have so little social capital, she often feels as though she has been living under the discretions of other people, and she struggles to break out of that mold and forge her own path.
Betty is a hard worker, and someone who won't tolerate a lot of nonsense. Working in a bomb factory, safety is always an issue, and Betty doesn't hesitate to call out other girls who aren't keeping up in the line, or the men who think they can goof off to get a rise out of her. She's a strong leader, and willing to show new employees the ropes, but she won't coddle them. And if one of them starts thinking they know better than her, or that they're above taking time and learning procedure, she isn't slow to take them down a notch and let them know that they put everyone's lives at risk with their behavior.
Betty is also incredibly stubborn. While she is very intelligent, sometimes she will get an idea in her head that is hard to dissuade her from, even when new evidence presents itself. At the beginning of the first season, with Gladys, and later in the second season, with Reggie, she decides that certain girls aren't going to be good workers based on their attitude alone, and she will go hearder on them until they do make a mistake and confirm her bias. Still, even when she has prejudged someone, it isn't too late to temper her opinions with honest hard work and genuine humility.
Though she's somewhat tomboyish and despite her independence, Betty becomes very close friends with the other women on her shift. She's fiercely protective of the other women, standing up for them in the face of harassment from the male factory workers, or encouraging them not to give up on their own dreams when things seem tough. She'll help them out in any way she can, sometimes even when it's painful for her. She consistently gives her own happiness up for Kate, helping her with her relationship despite her own heartache, or bringing her to church when she knows she needs it, despite not being a believer herself. Even when she doesn't immediately take to someone, like Gladys, she's quick to stand up for them against outside opposition. Just as she strives to be independent in her own life, she won't let other women be pushed around or worn down by the male-dominated society.
Despite her tough and unflappable exterior, though, Betty does struggle with insecurities and self-doubt. As a closeted lesbian, she feels a significant disconnect from her straight co-workers, and she desperately pushes down that part of herself out of fear of discovery. In acting in a propaganda film made to encourage women to aid the war effort, Betty's image is put up as a doting housewife, a meek and docile woman who only wants to return to the kitchen once the war is over. Though she's upset with the film's portrayal, she later admits to Kate that she wishes she were that kind of girl, if only because it would make her life so much easier. After confessing her love for Kate at the end of season one, and the consequences of that, she even tries to convince herself that she can live a normal, acceptable lifestyle, despite how uncomfortable and unhappy it makes her.
Abilities: Betty has no supernatural abilities.
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Character
Name: Betty McRae
Canon: Bomb Girls
Age: 28
Type: OU
Canon point: Season 2, Episode 10; after Teresa ships out
History: Betty McCrae grew up in rural Saskatchewan in a farming family with four brothers. At some point she decided to move east, to Toronto, where she began working in a munitions factory to help with the war effort. Skilled and hardworking, she became one of the best workers on the floor, and was also put in charge of training new hires. Though she's quick to chastise the new girls if they can't seem to keep up, or if they're overly confident, but she does find a group of very tight friends among the girls of her shift.
Betty grows especially close to one girl, a new hire named Kate, who also lives in the same rooming house. Betty quickly realizes she's falling head over heels for Kate, but her sexuality is by necessity a closely guarded secret. Still, she values Kate's friendship quite highly, and the two of them become best friends who are always together.
At the end of the first season, Kate's abusive father tracks her down under her assumed name and insists that she come back with him. Betty ends up confessing her love for Kate in desperation, but Kate is spooked and ends up agreeing to leave the factory. At the beginning of season two, after several months have passed, Betty finds Kate again and tries to persuade her to come back. Kate's father-- an extremely conservative street preacher-- wants to punish Betty for 'corrupting' his daughter. Betty runs up a fire escape and, during the altercation with Kate's father, ends up accidentally pushing him over the railing to his death. Kate leaves the body where it lies, saying she owes him nothing, and decides to come back to the factory.
In the meanwhile, Betty had gotten into a relationship with Ivan, one of the men at the factory, for fear of being outed. For a while she tries to like Ivan and convince herself that she can be a normal, heterosexual girl. They do bond over their love for the Maple Leafs, but in the end Betty realizes that she can't keep up the charade any longer and breaks up with Ivan, saying that they were meant to be with different people.
After the break up, Ivan eventually begins to flirt with Kate. Kate worries (likely having pushed Betty's love confession to the back of her mind, or believing in Betty's lie to herself) that Betty won't want her dating her ex-boyfriend, but Betty gives her blessing, trying to focus on being happy for her friend, rather than how she herself feels. However, it ends up being too painful for Betty to be close to Kate while she's in a relationship, and has to push her away, admitting to Kate that she is actually still in love with her, and that she can't do this anymore. They remain friends, but not as close as they once were.
Shortly afterwards, a war bond tour comes to Victory Munitions, run by a young female soldier named Teresa. The two of them quickly suss each other out, and Betty brings Teresa back to the rooming house with her. Though Betty had initially only intended it to be a fling, to deal with the pain of losing Kate, she realizes that it's nice to be with someone who feels right for a change. Teresa has to leave the next morning to continue her tour, but when she returns to Toronto, she and Betty continue to date, making time until Teresa eventually has to ship out.
Toward the end of the season, the incident with Kate's father finally catches up to the two of them. Detectives working on the case have tracked Kate down, and are suspicious of her involvement in her father's death. Betty, who detectives had also put at the scene that night, sacrifices herself for Kate, telling the detectives that yes, they had fought, and that the death had been an accident, but insists that Kate had no involvement in the matter whatsoever.
That's seriously how it ends.
Personality: Betty is a person who, above all, values her independence. One of her main goals throughout the series is to save enough money to buy her own house, something that was virtually unheard of at that time. Although it's partially because she has no intention of ever marrying a man, the primary driving factor is the desire to be in control of her own life. As a woman, especially a lesbian woman, living in an era where women have so little social capital, she often feels as though she has been living under the discretions of other people, and she struggles to break out of that mold and forge her own path.
Betty is a hard worker, and someone who won't tolerate a lot of nonsense. Working in a bomb factory, safety is always an issue, and Betty doesn't hesitate to call out other girls who aren't keeping up in the line, or the men who think they can goof off to get a rise out of her. She's a strong leader, and willing to show new employees the ropes, but she won't coddle them. And if one of them starts thinking they know better than her, or that they're above taking time and learning procedure, she isn't slow to take them down a notch and let them know that they put everyone's lives at risk with their behavior.
Betty is also incredibly stubborn. While she is very intelligent, sometimes she will get an idea in her head that is hard to dissuade her from, even when new evidence presents itself. At the beginning of the first season, with Gladys, and later in the second season, with Reggie, she decides that certain girls aren't going to be good workers based on their attitude alone, and she will go hearder on them until they do make a mistake and confirm her bias. Still, even when she has prejudged someone, it isn't too late to temper her opinions with honest hard work and genuine humility.
Though she's somewhat tomboyish and despite her independence, Betty becomes very close friends with the other women on her shift. She's fiercely protective of the other women, standing up for them in the face of harassment from the male factory workers, or encouraging them not to give up on their own dreams when things seem tough. She'll help them out in any way she can, sometimes even when it's painful for her. She consistently gives her own happiness up for Kate, helping her with her relationship despite her own heartache, or bringing her to church when she knows she needs it, despite not being a believer herself. Even when she doesn't immediately take to someone, like Gladys, she's quick to stand up for them against outside opposition. Just as she strives to be independent in her own life, she won't let other women be pushed around or worn down by the male-dominated society.
Despite her tough and unflappable exterior, though, Betty does struggle with insecurities and self-doubt. As a closeted lesbian, she feels a significant disconnect from her straight co-workers, and she desperately pushes down that part of herself out of fear of discovery. In acting in a propaganda film made to encourage women to aid the war effort, Betty's image is put up as a doting housewife, a meek and docile woman who only wants to return to the kitchen once the war is over. Though she's upset with the film's portrayal, she later admits to Kate that she wishes she were that kind of girl, if only because it would make her life so much easier. After confessing her love for Kate at the end of season one, and the consequences of that, she even tries to convince herself that she can live a normal, acceptable lifestyle, despite how uncomfortable and unhappy it makes her.
Abilities: Betty has no supernatural abilities.
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