Richard Kimmel Posted January 7, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2011 Geraldine Doyle, aka 'Rosie the Riveter' passes away. Mrs. Doyle, 86, was the woman behind 'Rosie the Riveter,' an icon of the millions of women who worked in factories in the United States, supporting the war effort in World War Two. Doyle was a 17-year-old, working in a Michigan metal factory, when she had her photo taken, by chance, by a UPI photographer- the photo later became the basis of the famous poster produced in 1942. Westinghouse produced the poster, to serve as a morale booster among workers. 'Rosie the Riveter,' a hit song at the time, became associated with the poster, and the name stuck. Oddly enough, Doyle only discovered in 1984 that she was the basis for the poster- ironically, she only worked at the factory for 2 weeks before taking a job in a local book shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted January 7, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 7, 2011 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...showtopic=96756 Sabrejet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimmel Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted January 7, 2011 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...showtopic=96756Sabrejet Sorry for my not realizing that we have already addressed this ... my error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjones5452 Posted January 7, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 7, 2011 Might be said that she,and more like her, broke the 'women in the workplace' barrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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