Rosie was a riveting war hero; Meet the women who shaped World War II history - one rivet at a time.(THE HOME FORUM)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: June 6, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Nancy Robison

Have you ever heard of Rosie the Riveter? Do you know who she was?

Well, she was not a single person at all. Rosie represented the thousands of women who worked in defense plants during World War II.

Defense plants were factories where ships, tanks, and planes were welded or riveted together.

A rivet is a thick pin or a bolt with a cap or head on it. It's made of metal and used to hold two pieces of something together. The shank or long end of the pin is put through a hole, and then that end is beaten or pressed down (called "bucking") to ...

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