rosie the riveter

Betty Reid Soskin, America's oldest park ranger, discusses working for the unions that supported the shipyard workers in Richmond, CA during World War II and shares her admiration for Kaiser Permanente co-founder, Henry J Kaiser.

WWII, life as an African-American woman, and looking forward at 96

World War II was a watershed moment in the struggle for equal opportunity, when women stood up for the right to work alongside men despite hurdles that included resistance from labor unions.

On August 14, 2016, 2,270 people (yes, men were allowed!) all dressed as the iconic “Rosie the Riveter” gathered in the giant Ford Assembly Building craneway to beat the current...

Kaiser Permanente made a donation to the Kern County Museum to fund a display honoring the role women played in World War II.

National Park Service to open historical exhibits following 10 a.m. ceremony Saturday, May 24, on waterfront in Richmond, Calif.

Contra Costa Times: Community and business leaders are helping send five women who served as Kaiser shipyard workers during World War II to Washington, D.C., to meet Vice President Joe...

Graphic from “Spanning the Bay” column in the Oakland Tribune, 1934 Find out more » WWII Rosie the Riveter Poster Anna Bland, a real-life Rosie, 1943 Find out more »...