Rosie the riveter has passed

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Rosie the riveter has passed

05-06-2015, 10:52 AM

The bbc has reported the passing of the original rosie the riveter. RIP Mary Doyle, Obituary here :-

Been and Gone: The woman who was Rosie the Riveter

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32592386

Our regular column covering the deaths of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month.
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05-06-2015, 10:57 AM

RIP, Rosie.

A member of the Rosie class was still working at 93: (circa Sept 2013)

Original ‘Rosie the Riveter’ girl, now 93 years old, is still working on a California assembly line

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/93-year-old-rosie-riveter-working-california-assembly-line-article-1.1470166

Elinor Otto is one of the original “Rosie the Riveter” girls, part of a wave of women who stepped up to work on assembly lines after the men went overseas to fight in World War II.
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