Connie Palacioz is a 100-year-old volunteer at the B-29 Doc Hangar Museum in Wichita, Kansas. The centenarian is one of the original, and few remaining, Rosie the Riveters.

During World War II, nearly 6 million women joined together to help the war effort. The group was represented by the iconic ...

During wartime, women entered the workforce, with many recruited to assemble airplanes for the war. Palacioz was one of them.

As some references to the historic contribution of women and other marginalized groups are being erased from the federal ...

The Piankeshaw Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated Rosie the Riveter Day at the Rosie statue on ...

Thursday, the Dutch Embassy honored her as one of the “Rosies.” Rosie the Riveter was a cultural icon representing women who ...

By Kathy Chouteau In 1942, after spotting a Department of Defense advertisement recruiting workers, Omezelle Gipson boarded a ...

Every Friday she can be found at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Center in Richmond speaking to groups. “It’s kind of the most important thing in ...

Thursday, the Dutch Embassy honored her as one of the “Rosies.” Rosie the Riveter was a cultural icon representing women who worked during World War II to support the war. Their efforts helped ...

Before the war, she’d planned to become a veterinarian. FROM THE ARCHIVES: Local Rosie the Riveter honored 80 years after service Making history and breaking barriers also wasn’t front of mind ...