CONGRATULATIONS to STELLA of Ormond Beach, Florida! Stella, age 8, is one of the winners in the 2025 Seward Johnson photo contest. She was only 7 last spring when she entered the “Strike a Pose” competition as part of a school book report project that she did on Rosie Naomi Parker Fraley. Stella, you are … read more »
Romaine F. Smith Born in 1925, Wilkes-Barre, PA “I worked in one of the silk mills in Wilkes-Barre making parachute silk. Then went on to Hatboro, PA with my older sister and her husband – who was a tool and die maker – to Brewster Air Craft near the Navy base making fighter planes. After … read more »
Awesome Convention Days in Dayton!
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HAPPY 101st BIRTHDAY Susan King, Rosie who lives in Maryland.
Click here to download the newsletter for hotel registration and registration information about the 2025 National Convention in Dayton, OH. Time is short! Act now to get reserve your spot! Be sure to check out how you can Sponsor a Rosie for Convention or Donate to ARRA. These items are also available in the Rosie … read more »
Click here to download the newsletter for hotel registration and registration information about the 2025 National Convention in Dayton, OH. A call for National Officers, Student Grants, and Rosies out and about the US is what this issue brings to you. Be sure to check out how you can Sponsor a Rosie for Convention or … read more »
Click here to download the newsletter to read about how we brought our WWII Rosies of the American Rosie the Riveter Association (ARRA) to Washington DC to be honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. Also read about our festive 2024 Convention this past June in Nashville, Tennessee, and how to submit to win an ARRA … read more »
A child of “The Greatest Generation,” Esperanza Moreno Arredondo was born on August 21, 1919 in Los Angeles, California, to Leonor Ramos Moreno and Zacarias Moreno. On the world stage, with the recent signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, World War I was officially ended. The Great Influenza epidemic, the so-called … read more »
Our American Rosie the Riveter Association Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee June 13 – 16, 2024 was a huge success, with eleven WWII Rosie the Riveters in attendance! It was held at the glorious Inn at Opryland resort.
Click here to download the newsletter to read all about our 2024 Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Don’t forget to register now! Earlybird pricing ends on May 24. Registration and convention information are all in the newsletter. Register now if you plan to attend, and see you in Nashville!
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 »
We are excited to announce our American Rosie the Riveter Association 2024 Annual Convention, to be held in Nashville, Tennessee from June 13 to June 16, 2024! This gathering of WWII Rosies, their families, and ARRA members and friends from across the nation promises to be a wonderful experience for all. The convention hotel is … read more »