Romaine Smith, age 100

Congratulations to Romaine Smith – 100th Birthday

Posted September 16, 2025 & filed under Latest News.

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 »

Volume 26, Issue 2 – 2nd Quarter, 2025

Posted April 6, 2025 & filed under Latest News, Newsletters.

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 »

Volume 26, Issue 1 – 1st Quarter, 2025

Posted March 8, 2025 & filed under Latest News, Newsletters.

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 »

ARRA Newsletter 2024 Q3

VOLUME 25 ISSUE 3– 3RD QUARTER, 2024

Posted September 4, 2024 & filed under Latest News, Newsletters.

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 »

California Rosie Story: Esperanza Moreno Arredondo

Posted August 12, 2024 & filed under Latest News, Rosie & WWII History.

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 »

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VOLUME 25 ISSUE 2 – 2ND QUARTER, 2024

Posted May 10, 2024 & filed under Latest News, Newsletters.

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!

Raya Kenney’s Vision: A Monument to Rosie the Riveter

Posted April 19, 2024 & filed under Latest News.

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 »

Announcing the ARRA National Convention 2024 in Nashville, TN!

Posted February 17, 2024 & filed under Latest News.

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 »

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VOLUME 25 ISSUE 1 – 1ST QUARTER, 2024

Posted February 14, 2024 & filed under Latest News, Newsletters.

Click here to download the newsletter to read the very latest updates about our 2024 Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Registration and convention information are all in the newsletter. Register now if you plan to attend, and don’t forget, earlybird prices end on May 24. And see you in Nashville!