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Ford Fetes
Original
‘Rosie The
Riveters’

These original Rosie the Riveters were honored with a trip to Washington, D.C., courtesy of Ford.

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ord Motor Co. celebrated dozens of
original Rosie the Riveters with a
special Honor Flight to Washington,
D.C., where they visited the World War II
Memorial and had lunch on Capitol Hill.
Thousands of Rosies joined the work-
force at Ford’s Willow Run Bomber Plant
and elsewhere during World War II, helping
open the door for women in the workforce.
They were traditional American house-
wives, mothers and daughters in the
1940s, when suddenly everything changed.
Millions of men left home to fight in World
War II, and the country needed help to
produce the machines of war. An army of
women answered the call.

They became known as Rosie the
Riveters, thanks to a popular film and pro-
motional campaign. In addition to their
work on assembly lines, they had a lasting
impact on the country, changing percep-
tions and expanding opportunities for
future women in the workforce.
Ford Motor Company Fund, Talons Out
Honor Flight and Yankee Air Museum flew
30 original Rosies to Washington, D.C.,
to celebrate their contributions to the war
effort. The Rosies, ages 88-98, were treated
to a visit to the World War II Memorial and
a special luncheon in their honor at the
Library of Congress on Capitol Hill with
members of Congress from Michigan.

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Ford and its Willow Run Bomber Plant in
Ypsilanti, was a major force in the Arsenal
of Democracy, the term given to the indus-
trial powers that came together to support
the Allied war effort and victory.
The plant’s mile-long assembly line
churned out nearly 9,000 B-24 Liberators
— one every hour, or half of all the B-24s
built during the war. At peak production,
Willow Run employed 42,000 workers, up
to one-third of them pioneering women
industrial workers.
“These women not only helped win
a war, they paved the way for future
generations to achieve economic and
personal independence,” said Jim Vella,

president, Ford Motor Company Fund and
Community Services, the philanthropic arm
of Ford. “It is an honor to celebrate their
vital contributions to our country and the
cause of freedom.”
Meantime, a key section of the his-
toric Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant will
become the new home for Yankee Air
Museum following a successful fundrais-
ing campaign to preserve and renovate the
facility.
In tribute to her lasting legacy, more than
2,000 women last year gathered at Willow
Run Airport to set the record for the most
representatives of Rosie to assemble in one
place.

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