A great-great-grandmother, who helped the World War 2 effort as a Rosie the Riveter, is today helping the fight against coronavirus.
Mae Krier spends her days sewing colorful face coverings. The 94-year-old makes them from the burgundy bandanna made famous in the Rosie the Riveter poster. Rosie flexes her bicep while wearing a polka dot bandanna on her head.
As a teenager, Mae Krier joined the millions of women who took jobs vacated by World War 2 soldiers. She built warplanes in a Boeing factory. Mae Krier recalled, (quote) “The women were every bit as good as the men. Up until 1941, it was a man’s world. They didn’t know how capable American women were. We sure showed them!”
Source:(The Washington Post)