I couldn't wait till I was 21. I just wanted to vote." To celebrate her voting record May 9, the election office staff got Koons a cake, baseball hat, a card and an elections blanket.

The iconic Rosie the Riveter image — the comely, bicep-pumping woman with a red checkered scarf and blue work suit on the “We Can Do It!” poster — wasn’t all that popular during the war.

During World War II, Rosalind P. Walter earned the nickname “Rosie the Riveter” for her record-breaking work in U.S. military factories.

The image featured a "Rosie," as female factory workers were known at the time, flexing her bicep, wearing a red polka-dot bandana and a riveter's uniform. Above her were the inspiring words "We Can ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita’s own “Rosie the Riveter” turns 100 today. Connie Palacioz, a Newton native, was one of millions of women who contributed to the war effort in World War II.

Today the women who went to work in factories are known as “Rosies” after the iconic Rosie the Riveter posters produced by the U.S. Office of the War to encourage women to support the war effort.

Hawaii’s ‘Rosie the Riveter’ dies on Maui at age 98 By Kevin Knodell Nov. 19, 2024 1/2 COURTESY PHOTO Lucille “Cille” MacDonald, who helped build ships during World War II, died Friday.

For most Americans, Rosie the Riveter, the arm-flexing female factory worker in a World War II wartime poster, is a symbol of American strength and resiliency during one of history's darkest ...

Krier was among millions of women who rolled up their sleeves in defense-industry factories, replacing men who volunteered and were called up for combat in the Pacific, Africa and Europe. The women ...

And it gave me some backbone.” Former Rosie the Riveter Jeanne Gibson, 98, displays her badge at her apartment in Pinole, Calif., on Monday, April 1, 2024.