Americans stepped forward into war essential industries to carry the fight to the Axis. Millions of women moved into industrial jobs on the home front.... They were symbolized by "Rosie The Riveter." Lest we forget. Here are a few of them. 
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We owe so much to those women. Thanks for reminding us.
ReplyDeleteThe days when we were all UNITED for the same purpose.
ReplyDeleteHappy Memorial Day.
Sharon
How wonderful...thank you so much for sharing. Happy Memorial Day to you.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first post I've seen about the women that kept the home fires burning and the industries churning! Way to go, Troutbirder!
ReplyDeleteWell done! I had several Aunts who were Rosies..they stepped up when we need them the most! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for a unique -- and needed -- Memorial Day post. We owe women like Rosie the Riveter a debt of gratitude every bit as much as we owe one to the men who went into the services.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post. Odd but I have never seen pictures of the women of WWII at work. Even today, the wives and husbands of the service personel carry a huge burden and sacrifice also. Thank you for singing to the unsung.
ReplyDeleteHats off to the hardworking women who paved the way for Women's Liberation!
ReplyDeleteI have met quite a few Rosies and it is always fun to hear their tales.
ReplyDeleteI had a traditional holiday as you at the cemetery up the street today.I decorated up to my Great great with family on my Dad's side.
Great post -- thanks for the great images and reminder.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! I hope you had a fantastic memorial day!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine
This was great! My mother-in-law was one of these women building and repairing aircraft in Smyrna, TN. Have you been to the WWII museum in NOLA? It's amazing.
ReplyDeleteVERY nice! I showed an Army Air Force film here about the B-29, ranging from the Rosies and others that built them to the Chinese building airfields by hand, hand laying rock cobbles, etc. From the skyline, one of my students recognized an airfield near Chengdu. But, back to the Rosies--also showed a good Smithsonian film just about them, students here had never heard about them, or about the role of women factory workers in WWII etc.
ReplyDeleteIt was amazing how much was going on here in the U.S. during the war. Unlike the wars since, it touched everyone, every day.
ReplyDeleteI have wriiten about it a lot on my World War II blog "tattooed on Your Sould."
Wilmington, NC was particularly impacted and had adopted the name of World War II All-American City.