

2008. Washington Women in Trades very first Rosie calendar.
Rosie was an icon of WWII, the embodiment of America’s unity during wartime. They were from all walks of life: mothers, students, and teenagers; women who never questioned, just pitched in and did what was asked of them. They took jobs building airplanes, making submarine nets, expediting, working in labs and repairing army vehicles. Most had no experience in trades work.
So what happened to them after the war ended? Some stayed in the trades, others raised families; others went back to their careers as teachers, waitresses and office workers.
The Rosies thought nothing of their achievements, but today’s tradeswomen see them as their founding mothers, women who paved the way for them to work and be accepted in the trades. Young girls see them as rock stars, famous for what they did. All should see them for what they are: very extraordinary women, true heroines, women who will continue to inspire us for a lifetime.
This project is dedicated to them all.
Front Cover Photo: Margaret Berry and her rivet gun.
This calendar is out of print.

January
Betty Severson
Bucker at Boeing
born: January 8, 1924

April
Edith Pritchett
Gyroscope wirer at Bremerton Shipyard
born April 16, 1922
died September 6, 2012

July
Colleen Charles
Expediter at Boeing
born May 23, 1924
died February 19, 2013

October
Violet Russell
Inspector at Boeing
born October 25, 1915
died June 6, 2009

February
Irene Hull
Insulation installer on Liberty Ships
born February 22, 1913
died March 20, 2011

May
Eunice Armstrong
Mechanic at Boeing
born October 3, 1921
died March 2, 2018

August
Georgie Kunkel
Driller at Boeing, Chehalis
born August 31, 1920

November
Mildred Ranger
& Barbara Toms
Barbara: Riveter at Boeing
Millie: Army Mechanic
Millie born November 17, 1924
died December 2, 2009
Barbara born October 17, 1926
died November 28, 2015


June
Josie Dunn
Riveter at Boeing
born June 23, 1918
died November 26, 2016

September
Dorothy Klinger
Metal Tester at GE
born May 19, 1920

December
Peggy Cook
Made submarine nets at Indian Island
born December 21, 1924
died March 8, 2017