The character of “Rosie the Riveter”—as feminist symbol, World War II icon and mid-century heroine ... revolutionary influx of female workers into traditionally male factory jobs—as ...

to work as a riveter in an aircraft factory ... On the iconic poster of Rosie the Riveter, the woman working in a factory on the home front during World War II rolls up her sleeve to proudly ...

The plane rolled off the assembly line at the Douglas Aircraft Factory in Midwest City on March 7, 1944, a little less than three months before D-Day. After the war it was refurbished for a ...

She translated letters from the European front of World War II. Now, she’s a 103-year-old ... who worked in a munitions ...

In the first half of the 20th century, the Manfréd Weiss Steel and Metal Works was the largest machine factory in Hungary ... Works by the end of the World War II. Only the walls of a few ...

Despite facing language barriers and discrimination, thousands of Latinas fulfilled an integral role in support of the U.S. military effort during World War II. “They gave me an apron ...

An unmarked grave been discovered of people who died in a World War Two munitions factory bombing 75 years ... national recognition for the munitions workers of the two world wars.