Rosie the Riveter turns 93!
Most everybody has seen the iconic image of Rosie the Riveter encouraging people with her "We Can Do It" spirit, but did you know that she was based on a real person who just celebrated her 93rd birthday?
Meet Elinor Otto, one of the original Riveting Girls, who worked on the assembly lines during World War II while the men went overseas to fight. Elinor stepped up in 1942 and hasn't stopped working since! When she started working, she made 65 cents an hour and loved the working environment. After the work week was over, Elinor and her friends would go ballroom dancing and get ready to do it all over again the next week.
Much has changed in the 71 years since she started working, but to this day, Elinor wakes up at the crack of dawn to drive to the Boeing airplane factory to put rivets in C-17 Cargo Planes! She says she just really likes working and doesn't have plans to stop anytime soon. Keep up the hard work Elinor!
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