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📚Did you know there really was a Rosie the Riveter? And actually, millions of them? These brave women worked as wartime factory riveters, building the machines that helped end the war. ⚙️Naomi Parker Fraley, who passed away in 2018 at age 96, was the inspiration for the iconic "We Can Do It!" poster. She worked in the machine shop at Alameda Naval Air Station. ⚙️Phyllis Gould, who passed away in 2021 at age 99, was one of the first women welders at the Richmond shipyards. Women did not receive much recognition at the time for their efforts, and Phyllis persistently worked to honor them and to establish Rosie the Riveter Day, observed on March 21. ⚙️Lila Tomek, who passed away in 2024 at age 101, chose to work for the wartime effort, helping to build B-26 Marauders and B-29 Superfortresses. ⚙️Lucille Macdonald, who passed away in 2024 at age 98, was a journeyman welder who worked in shipyards. ⚙️Marian Wynn, who passed away in 2025 at age 99, graduated from high school and took a th...

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