2010. Washington Women in Trades 3rd Rosie calendar.
Our third Rosie Calendar was every bit a pleasure to create the first two. Life lines to the past, their their stories moved us, their wisdom was invaluable to us and their beautiful faces, lined with the stories of their lives, were a joy to photograph. They were the pioneers of women working in non-traditional trades. They did it out of necessity, just as do women in today-- the necessity of raising a family on a living wage job. We are constantly inspired by the many lessons learned from each and every woman.
Front cover photo: Peggy Cook in the 40s.
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January
Wavel Halford
Bucker at Boeing
born January 4, 1918
died October 20, 2013
April
Florence Ringstad
Navy WAVE at Pearl Harbor
born April 26, 1923
died February 27, 2016
July
Elaine Young
Repair on PBYs at Sandpoint
Naval Station
born July 23, 1926
died January 22, 2018
October
Chris Holm
Riveter at Puget Sound Sheetmetal
born September 25, 1924
died July 31, 2011
February
Marie White
Clerk at Boeing
born June 4, 1923
died July 18, 2016
May
Violet Nelson
Sheetmetal worker at Winslow Shipyard
born May 30, 1924
August
Elaine Russell
Shipping at Sears
born August 11, 1923
died June 9, 2010
November
LouAnnie Charles
Riveter at Boeing
born November 17, 1922
March
Eva Vassar
Metal worker at Bremerton Shipyard
born March 30, 1922
died April 22, 2017
June
Anita Lusk
Instrument Installer at Boeing
born June 10, 1921
Died December 14, 2018
September
Rowena Tobias
Welder at Kaiser Shipyards
born September 24, 1923
died February 21, 2019
December
Gwen Schwenzer
Riveter at Boeing
born December 16, 1918
died May 8, 2013