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"Rosie the Riveter" passes away


Richard Kimmel
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Richard Kimmel

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.

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