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A man and woman riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a C-47 aircraft at the plant of North American Aviation (1942) According to the Encyclopedia of American Economic History, "Rosie the Riveter" inspired a social movement that increased the number of working American women from 12 million to 20 million by 1944, a 57% increase from 1940.
Elinor Otto (October 28, 1919 – November 12, 2023) was an American factory worker who was an original "Rosie the Riveter". She built airplanes for over a half-century, and spent many years working for Boeing before retiring at age 95. She was known as the "Last Serving Rosie the Riveter". [1] [2]
Adina Emilia De Zavala (November 28, 1861 – March 1, 1955) was an American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history. Her efforts led to saving the Alamo for future generations. She was born to Augustine De Zavala (originally de Zavala), [ 1 ] son of Lorenzo de Zavala , the first Vice President of the Republic of Texas .
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The "Rosies" were women recruited by U.S. defense manufacturers during WWII to help build tanks, ships and planes. A real-life Rosie the Riveter, Jennifer McMullen, turns 100 Skip to main content
It is unknown if she did carry James Morgan's surname, as was supposed, although this was the custom for indentured servants and slaves at the time. [1] Also, arriving coincidentally in Morgan's Point on board Morgan's schooner from New York was Emily West de Zavala, [1] the wife of the interim vice president of the Republic of Texas, Lorenzo de Zavala, and grandmother of Adina Emilia De ...
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott introduced his fellow governor from Tennessee this week at a border press conference, his words made reference to a bedrock piece of Lone State lore.
In the chapter entitled "Jovita Idar: The Ideological Origins of a Transnational Advocate" for La Raza in the 2015 publication Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives, the authors wrote that Idar promoted the values of the "gente decente," self-identified decent, honest and respectable people, as the solution to the social problems faced by ...