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

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

Saturday marked a special return for a local woman with a long history. Fairport’s own “Rosie the Riveter” was recently ...

Turning 100 years old is not the only milestone for Connie Palacioz, Wichita’s own “Rosie the Riveter.” Volunteering at the B-29 Doc hangar is where she keeps history alive. “When visitors ...

Connie Palacioz is Wichita’s own “Rosie the Riveter,” for volunteering at the B-29 Doc hangar during the war. “When visitors come and they ask us, and then I tell them that I worked there ...