On November 19, 2015, Anne Montague and three former Rosie the Riveters will present “West Virginia Rosie the Riveters” at the Thursday evening lecture in the Archives and History Library of the Culture Center in Charleston. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The West Virginia Rosie the Riveter Program was begun by Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc. During World War II, six million women worked on the home front, but very little had been done to capture these women’s stories so that the public would know who they are and honor them.
On November 19, the program will focus on knowing real Rosies. Three Rosies are expected to tell their stories, and a photographic summary of all projects done in West Virginia with the help of Rosies will be available. In addition, parts of the documentary film sponsored by Thanks! Plain and Simple, “We Pull Together,” Rosie the Riveters Then and Now, which features 31 West Virginia Rosies, will be shown.
For additional information, contact the Archives and History Library at (304) 558-0230.
Lecture attendees may park behind the Culture Center after 5:00 p.m. on November 19 and enter the building at the back.
