Welcome! The history of how Rosie the Riveter became the iconic symbol of millions of women who went to work at factories during World War II is fascinating. It started with a song, written in 1942 by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb.
The song was released in 1943 and recorded by The Four Vagabonds. You can listen to the song in the story on this site’s homepage. it’s really fun. Music imitates the sound of a riveting gun. In my 2015 phone interview with Elinor Otto, the longest working Rosie who retired in 2014 at the age of 94, she said she would listen to the song in the morning for motivation to go to work.
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