Wednesday, November 11, 2015 // The Statement
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women gathered at the historic
Willow
Run
Bomber
Plant
on
Saturday, October 24th in search of
a Guinness World Record. Each one
wore blue coveralls, work boots, and
a red and white polka-dot bandanna
to reclaim the record for the number
of Rosie the Riveters gathered in
one place. The participants, some as
young as one year-old, joined forty-
three
original
“Rosies,”
women
who worked at the plant during
World War II. The plant was one of
the country’s largest bomber plane
producers during the war and the
workplace of Rose Will Monroe, the
inspiration for Rosie the Riveter.
While the official count is still being
validated by Guinness, it appears that
the women will soon hold the record.
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The Rosies wait for the official picture to be taken. The women entered the staging area through turnstiles to reach the final count of 2,096.
Two thousand ninety-six women dressed as Rosie the Riveter gathered at Willow Run Airport on
Saturday, Oct 24 to reclaim the Guinness World Record.
Photo Essay by
Allison Farrand
Two-year-old Kaylee Klostermeier, from Pittsford, Mich., waits with her mother and sister while the
other 2,093 Rosies check in and explore vintage planes.
Frances Reeck, of Adrian, wears pins of her daughters and granddaughters dressed as Rosie the Riveter.
Mrs. Reeck worked at the bomber plant during the war and was one of 43 “original Rosies” in attendance.
Lindsey Martinez, of Monroe, pins a polka-dot
bandanna on her 2-year-old daughter Mackenzie.
Two thousand
ninety-six