There were a whole lot of "Rosie's" during the war! Many were in 'traditional' jobs (garment manufacturing, printing and publishing, food service, etc.), but there was a tremendous amount that stepped into traditional man's jobs in manufacturing. The shipyards and aircraft industries were most publicized, but millions of women worked to provide all forms of needed war materiel, as well as providing for domestic needs. Wages were good, and most managed to accumulate a nest egg that would help this country to have a very prosperous recovery after the war, unlike the rest of the world. All those "Rosie's" deserve a big 'Thanks" and a load of respect!
I’m looking at the 1964 Concours concept car on my iPhone but it sure looks like 396 flags on the front fender. Maybe the use of that emblem was a precursor for the 396 emblem on the 1965 Z-16 Malibu’s that introduced the Mk IV BBC. And beyond that I see a lot of styling elements that became the 1967 Impala.
I hired in to GM’s locomotive plant in 1971 and there were quite a few women working in the plant, some were precision inspectors, machine operators or tool crib attendants along with many other jobs. Being hired during WW II many of them stayed on after the war and some stayed long enough to benefit from the GM/UAW 30 years and out retirement. You could stay longer than 30 but it seemed like most of them opted to retire.
That's cool. When I was a kid I knew a few ladies that were welders in the Kaiser shipyards. Very inspirational women who preformed a valuable service!
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