"Rosies" cheer during the Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Commemoration at the National World War II Museum in New ...

During World War II, nearly 6 million women joined together to help the war effort. The group was represented by the iconic ...

For the 21-year-old, then serving in Rockford as a Rosie the Riveter — one of thousands of women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II to support the U.S. war effort — it ...

During wartime, women entered the workforce, with many recruited to assemble airplanes for the war. Palacioz was one of them.

"Rosies" cheer during the Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Commemoration at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., on Friday, March 21, 2025. "Rosie" Maxine Boeve holds up ...