Rosie the Riveter is one of the most iconic images ... to the mere 1% representation before the outbreak of war, per the Defense Logistics Agency. Forbes reported that between 1940 and 1945 ...

While there is no single "real Rosie," several women have been associated with the image and legacy of Rosie the Riveter. Mae Krier is one of the women recognized by the Department of Defense as ...

For most Americans, Rosie the Riveter, the arm-flexing female factory ... worker during WWII at Lockheed Aircraft, predecessor to defense and aviation giant Lockheed Martin, in Burbank, California.

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, I put the ...

When the 5,000th B-17 bomber built after Pearl Harbor rolled out of its Boeing factory, teenage riveter Anna Mae Krier ... who rolled up their sleeves in defense-industry factories, replacing ...

"Women can accomplish a lot our logo is "We Can Do It!'" Says Sousa, "and we've shown that we can. You can do any kind of job that you really put your heart and hard work into." Rosie the Riveter ...

Jeanne Gibson rarely misses a Friday at Richmond's Rosie the Riveter Museum ... and she hopes the Department of Defense will reconsider. Meanwhile, she said she'll work harder to spread awareness ...

The war started just months after King graduated from Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, and it wasn't long before she decided to take on a job as a "Rosie the Riveter." She worked for ...

In December 2020, the “Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019” was signed into law, which prompted the ceremony for the women who filled different defense jobs during WWII.