There are as many Rosie the Riveter stories as there are Rosies. What the Rosies all have in common is a willingness to help their country in a time of need, and a tireless work ethic. When you call these women heroines, they demur, saying, "I didn't do anything that others didn't do, too." But the fact is, these 6 million ordinary women did something truly extraordinary... they helped win World War II.
Meet Amelia Mills LeBlanc, a member of the Bay Mills Ojibwe Tribal Community near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She got her start as a WWII Rosie the Riveter at a National Youth Administration War Production Training Center.
Meet Goldie Scott Simpson of Detroit, who lived a life of service to her community... and also to her country in her role as a Rosie the Riveter at Briggs Manufacturing Co. during World War II.
Meet Virginia Rodriguez Rusch, who was 15 years old when she went to work at Republic Aircraft Products in Detroit. She fibbed about her age so she could solder nose cones for aircraft.
Meet Delphine Klaput, a Rosie the Riveter. During World War II. She worked as a classified documents clerk at the Glenn L. Martin aircraft factory in Baltimore, MD and also at the Western Union offices in Denver, CO.
