If you've ever wondered, "Who is Rosie the Riveter in real life?", the answer is that she was millions of women. Rosie the Riveter wasn't one person, but she is one of the most enduring icons of ...
Saturday marked a special return for a local woman with a long history. Fairport’s own “Rosie the Riveter” was recently ...
Rosie the Riveter is one of the most famous symbols of the feminist movement, but it took years to accurately identify the worker who inspired the iconic image of a woman flexing her bicep.
Part of the reason for the jump was the "Rosie the Riveter" campaign from the Office of War Information, which was determined to get more women to work and free men to fight. After all ...
By Kathy Chouteau In 1942, after spotting a Department of Defense advertisement recruiting workers, Omezelle Gipson boarded a ...
John Yang has their story. Rosie the Riveter is known as a cultural icon that encouraged women to join the workforce during wartime. But the name is often associated with the 1942 “We Can Do It!” ...
As some references to the historic contribution of women and other marginalized groups are being erased from the federal ...
Jeanne Gibson rarely misses a Friday at Richmond's Rosie the Riveter Museum. Now, she's taking time to share her story with visitors. Gibson, 99, went to work as a welder at 18-years-old to help ...
Saturday marked a special return for a local woman with a long history. Fairport’s own “Rosie the Riveter” was recently ...