2014. Washington Women in Trades 7th Rosie calendar.
This year’s edition featured 12 hearty women from Lewis County, Washington; their hometowns include Centralia, Chehalis, Adna, Pe Ell, Mossyrock, Salkum, Napavine, Bear Canyon, Tono, Lincoln Creek and more) Most worked at the Boeing sub plant in Chehalis, and yes, they all had stories to tell. Many were farm girls; hard work was not an innovation to them—they’d spent their childhood years milking cows, tilling the earth, walking to school and preserving the harvest from family gardens. Speaking of preserving, that’s what this project is all about...
Special thanks to:
Julie Zander, journalist, editor and Chapters of Life founder
Edna Fund, Lewis County Commissioner, The Lewis County Historical Museum, Chehalis, WA
Front Cover Photo: Doris Bier and friends
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January
Doris Bier
Mechanic at the Mt Rainier
Ordinance Depot
born December 30, 1927
April
Eva Hauck
C Mechanic at Boeing
born April 19, 1926
died August 3, 2015
July
Ethel Nelson
Riveter at Boeing
born July 23, 1923
died March 26, 2015
October
Mardelle Hadaller
Riveter at Boeing
born September 28, 1921
died March 1, 2014
February
Shirley Erickson
Riveter at Boeing
born February 21, 1926
May
June Deskins
Typist at Todd Shipyards
born June 21, 1924
August
Sarah Zopolos
Cook at Boeing
born December er 9, 1921
died April 18, 2016
November
Margaret Shields
Mechanic at Boeing
born November 15, 1921
died July 22, 2018
March
Margaret Langus
Plant nurse at Boeing
born March 15, 1923
died February 10, 2015
June
Dorothy Powell
Bucker at Boeing
born June 6, 1925
died September 5, 2016
September
Helen Holloway
Rifle test firer,
Inspector at Bendix Aviation, Chicago, IL
born September 13, 1925
December
Loretta Downey
Welder at Kaiser Shipyards
born December 3, 1922
died December 18, 2019