There are as many Rosie the Riveter stories as there are Rosies. What they all have in common is a willingness on the part of the Rosies 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.
Goldie Scott Simpson of Detroit 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.
Virginia Rodriguez Rusch 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, 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.
