Pictured above: WWII Rosie the Riveter Mae Krier with Raya Kenney at the Rosie Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in Washington, D.C. April 10, 2024. The idea of a monument in Washington, D.C. to honor the Rosie the Riveters of WWII began as a fifth-grade project for Raya Kenney, now 22. Kenney, age 10 at the … read more »
Rosie the Riveter Honored in Washington D.C. with a Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Thanks to the efforts of American Rosie the Riveter Association Members with the coordination of the Rosie the Riveter Trust from the Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historic Park in Richmond, CA… The following FAQs will be … read more »
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn in WWII by Robert Matzen, is a painstakingly researched account of the Hollywood star’s formative years in the Netherlands under Nazi occupation in WWII.
Do you know how critical Rosie the Riveter was to winning World War II? The United States needed to build over 300,000 planes in less than four years, not to mention ships, tanks, guns and more… and historian Sig Unander tells us how Rosie helped do it! In this presentation video clip, Mr. Unander features … read more »
North Texas is proud of its Rosie heritage, as evidenced by Rosie’s presence at the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth. Located at Meacham Airport, the Vintage Flying Museum provides the experience of “working” exhibits with many of its antique aircraft and warbirds that still fly. It also is the home of various displays honoring … read more »
We honored the Rosies for 4 days, and we really did a good job of it! The convention’s highlight was the participation of our Rosies in Portland’s Annual Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade on a beautiful float sponsored by The Boeing Company. The Rose Festival Foundation invited the Rosies to a special reception and announced … read more »
The holiday season has begun, and it is a time for us to be grateful and to reflect on Christmases past. How did WWII affect the way Americans celebrated Christmas during those difficult years when so many service members were away from home?
“The War made me live better, it really did. My sister always said that Hitler was the one that got us out of white folk’s kitchen.”
Quote by Fanny Christina “Tina” Hill, from book Rosie The Riveter Revisited, Women, The War, and Social Change, by Sherna B. Gluck
The need for millions of women workers during WWII permanently altered society’s ideas about child care.
Just about every aspect of American life was effected by WWII and sports was no exception.
The relatively new use of radio played an important role in both World Wars, but it took broadcasters and the US government until the 1940s to harness the use of this far-teaching tool and bring the war into American’s homes and unite the nation.
Most of us have heard of Wonder Woman, the most popular female comic book superhero of all time. She was created by Harvard-educated psychologists William Moulten Marsten and H. G. Peter and introduced in All-Star Comics in October 1941. By early 1942 Wonder Woman was on the cover of a new comic book, Sensation Comics. … read more »