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LEWISBURG — Mae Krier, 99, a surviving Rosie the Riveter from World War II will tell her story — one that reflects on the powerful role of women from the 1940s until now — at 1 p.m. Sunday ...
A true “Rosie the Riveter,” Ball joined the workforce at Boeing in Wichita after graduating high school in 1943, contributing to the nation’s efforts during World War II. To mark her ...
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 ...
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 ...
Saturday marked a special return for a local woman with a long history. Fairport’s own “Rosie the Riveter” was recently honored at the National World War II Museum, and bestowed the ...
After all, it isn’t every day that a true legend steps through the doors, but that’s exactly what happened when Jeanne Gibson, a genuine “Rosie the Riveter,” arrived to share her ...
Rosie the Riveter became a patriotic hit, with phrases like “She’s making history, working for victory, Rosie the Riveter.” Other morale-boosting tunes such as “You Can’t Do Business ...
Rosie the Riveter is one of the most iconic images in pop culture history. For 30 years, Geraldine Hoff Doyle was believed to be the inspiration for Rosie the Riveter. An investigation in the 2000s ...
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.
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Lucille “Cille” MacDonald, who this spring was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for “Rosie the Riveter” work during World War II, died Friday in Valley Island ...