PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A real-life “Rosie the Riveter” from Oregon was honored with a major congressional award Wednesday for her service during World War II. Clarice Lafreniere of ...

The original Rosie the Riveters were awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor last week. Some told The Post how working in factories gave them independence and opened up career possibilities.

Jane Frazee (Rosalind 'Rosie' Warren)Frank Albertson (Charlie Doran)Barbara Jo Allen (Vera Watson)Frank Jenks (Kelly Kennedy)Lloyd Corrigan (Clem Prouty)Frank Fenton (Wayne Calhoun)Maude Eburne ...

The 1943 "Rosie the Riveter" poster, one of the most iconic images from World War II, has become a feminist symbol. The U.S. government created the campaign to encourage women to join the ...

Community members will mark a World War II-era Rosie the Riveter's 103rd birthday in Dearborn this week. The event will ...

A real-life “Rosie the Riveter” from Pennsylvania was honored this week for all of her hard work during World War II. Mae Krier, 99, was one of several women awarded the Congressional Gold ...

This week, a long-overdue Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the women who worked in factories during World War II ...

The iconic Rosie the Riveter represents women who worked in positions previously only held by men. The Rosies worked in a variety of positions building supplies for the war effort. More than ...

The Rosie the Riveter Memorial began as a public art project in the 1990s and is sculpted to resemble the form of a liberty ship. The structure showcases photos and quotes from real-life “Rosies,” and ...

LEVITTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- It's an honor decades in the making. Women known as "Rosie the Riveter" are finally getting the recognition they deserve for the work they did during World War II.

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The group of women who inspired the famous World War II cultural icon, “Rosie the Riveter” were recognized on Wednesday with one of the country’s highest honors for ...

Mae Krier, an original Rosie the Riveter who built planes during World War II, has accepted the nation's highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, on behalf of all Rosies. Krier had spent ...