(NAPSA)—Acelebrated group of women who were indelibly etched in American lore have been ‘WR . honored by Ford Motor Company. Se Ford paid tribute to “Rosie the Riveter,” a nickname given to the women who turned in their aprons for hard hats and entered the U.S. labor force during World WarII. Select real-life “Rosies” and their descendants gathered at the site of the new Rosie the Riv- eter National Park in Richmond, California, on November11. “We Can DoIt!” That was the caption on the famous World War II poster of “Rosie the Riveter.” The ceremony announced a nationwide effort to collect stories, authentic artifacts and personal histories from living “Rosies” and the families of “Rosies” who joined the World War II Home Front effort. Mater- ial collected will be archived and used to create exhibits in the park’s visitor center to commemo- “WE CAN DOIT!”—That was the caption on the famous World War Il poster of “Rosie the Riveter.” who entered the U.S. labor effort during World WarII, and a sternfaced, muscle-flexing woman depicted in the poster became a symbolof all those who worked on domestic soil to keep American rate this significant period in industry moving forward. took part in the celebration was “Rosies,” Rosie direct descendants and others who helped win the Americanhistory. Among the descendants who the daughter of Rose Will Monroe, who washired to work at Ford’s Willow Run Aircraft Factory in Ford has been asking all war on the HomeFront to log on to www.ford.com/go/rosie and share their personalstories. Ford Motor Company was the 1942 and was chosen to appear in a promotional film encouraging first industrial corporation to hire force. As a result “Rosie” became the nicknamegiven to all women at the company. womento join the country’s work- womenat its factories, beginning a long legacy of women pioneers
