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Today’s Labor Quote: "Rosie the Riveter"

5/31/2019

 
​From the 1943 song "Rosie the Riveter"; Rose Will Monroe, popularly known as Rosie the Riveter, died in Clarksville, Indiana on this date in 1997. During World War Two she helped bring women into the labor force…

"All the day long, 
Whether rain or shine, 
She's a part of the assembly line. 
She's making history, 
Working for victory, 
Rosie the Riveter.”

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