Rosie the Riveter wasn't one person ... Meanwhile, women in munitions plants -- often called "munitionettes" or "powder girls" -- faced grueling, high-risk conditions. At the Joliet Army ...

When the war was over, the men came home to parades and flying flags, Rosie the Riveter came home with a pink slip,” said ...

“Weren’t that many Black girls who did this anyhow,” says Susan Taylor King. She was a riveter during WWII in Baltimore, Maryland. Susan Taylor King, right, a Rosie, sits with her ...

Girls and young women can do anything they set their minds to, and “when your government needs you to preserve themselves,” Gibson said, “you do it.” Former Rosie the Riveter Jeanne Gibson ...

Rosie the Riveter became a patriotic hit ... and Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club. As for why she chose to support public TV, PBS reported that Walter said that she “wanted all Americans ...

The Ohio girls married the McMullen brothers ... “And just enjoy life.” The article WWII 'Rosie The Riveter' To Turn 100 Beside Her Husband Of 78 Years appeared first on Los Angeles Patch.

One of her sons, Randy, is taking calls from the Rosie the Riveter Association ... I loved it, I loved working with the girls," Rose said. "Now she’s kind of the center of attention," Randy ...

She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame in 1997. Koons worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" during World War II, repairing aircraft. The first time Lorraine Koons ever voted in a ...

In her home, she has a room dedicated to Rosie the Riveter and everything she has ... and especially girls, that you're not handicapped," Sousa said. "You don't have to walk two steps behind ...

But first, each Rosie gets a personal tour ... "Weren't that many Black girls who did this anyhow," says Susan Taylor King. She was a riveter during WWII in Baltimore, Maryland.