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A Rosie the Riveter Story Told by Sara Etgen-Baker

Matilda Butler

Sep 13, 20227 min read

A Rosie the Riveter Story Told by Sara Etgen-Baker

Sara Etgen-Baker shares her mother's story of working in a small town during WW2. It's one in our series of Rosie the Riveter stories.

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Matilda Butler

Sep 8, 20227 min read

Let Me Count the Ways...

39 Uses for Your "We Can Do It!" Bandana and the Connection to Duck Tape "What can I do with my We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter bandana?"...

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A Real Rosie Story -- Get Your Inspiration Here

Matilda Butler

Sep 6, 20226 min read

A Real Rosie Story -- Get Your Inspiration Here

Who invented Duck Tape? Or is it Duct Tape? Learn the story of an inspirational persistent WOW -- Woman Ordnance Worker.

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Matilda Butler

Sep 5, 20225 min read

WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE DOTS!

Where did J. Howard Miller get the idea for large, randomly placed white polkadots on the red bandana? Find out here.

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Will the Real Rosie the Riveter Please Stand Up?

Matilda Butler

Sep 2, 20228 min read

Will the Real Rosie the Riveter Please Stand Up?

Who was the real Rosie the Riveter? Join us as we explore the possible real women behind the poster, the song, and the magazine cover.

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Matilda Butler

Aug 26, 20226 min read

August 26. Celebrate Today.

Women's Equality Day, August 26, honors the women who worked decades for the passage of the 19th Amendment.

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Matilda Butler

Aug 25, 20227 min read

Press On Regardless

Alice Paul as leader from the suffrage movement to the author of the Equal Rights Amendment. Woman who inspires us to PRESS ON REGARDLESS.

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Color Me a Suffragist: Vintage Postcards for Coloring

KendraB

Aug 17, 20222 min read

Color Me a Suffragist: Vintage Postcards for Coloring

Get out your Crayola Big Box and download these vintage coloring pages. Share with your kids.

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Celebrate Our Vote with Our Suffrage Gifts and Gear Roundup

KendraB

Aug 16, 20224 min read

Celebrate Our Vote with Our Suffrage Gifts and Gear Roundup

Celebrate our Vote and party like it's 1920. We have the gifts and gear you want and need.

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Alice Paul's Parade...White House Pickets...The Prelude to Suffrage Victory

KendraB

Aug 8, 20225 min read

Alice Paul's Parade...White House Pickets...The Prelude to Suffrage Victory

The 1913 Suffrage parade marked the beginning of final push for women's rights and set the stage for all future civil rights march in DC

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Clap Your Hands for These Women of Sports...

Matilda Butler

Jun 25, 20225 min read

Clap Your Hands for These Women of Sports...

The women (and man) behind Title IX and the opening of sports to women.

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What Does Psychotherapy and Writing Have to Do With You?

Matilda Butler

Jun 15, 20227 min read

What Does Psychotherapy and Writing Have to Do With You?

Book Giveaway ¶¶¶¶ Tell Jan Marquart what her words in today's blog have meant to you and why you would like to win one of her books....

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Let's Celebrate the 200th Birthday of Araminta Ross (WHO?)

Matilda Butler

Jun 3, 20225 min read

Let's Celebrate the 200th Birthday of Araminta Ross (WHO?)

Harriet Tubman 1822-1913 Born Araminta (Minty) Ross Inspiration from the Life of Harriet Tubman Focus on what you can do! Bravery in the...

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WHERE DO YOU FIND SOURCES OF INSPIRATION FOR YOUR LIFE?

Matilda Butler

May 27, 20225 min read

WHERE DO YOU FIND SOURCES OF INSPIRATION FOR YOUR LIFE?

Inspiration Found in Our Own Lives In our RosieCentral blogs, we feature women who inspire us. Some of these women are well-known but...

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Discover This Amazing Woman. She Aimed for the Stars. Who Is She?

Matilda Butler

May 6, 20225 min read

Discover This Amazing Woman. She Aimed for the Stars. Who Is She?

Discover the story from Amazing Woman Sally Kristin Ride and be sure to get her inspirational message -- Don't Let the Odds Stop You!

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Unbelievable: She Had to Sit Behind a Screen to Take College Classes!

Matilda Butler

Apr 19, 20229 min read

Unbelievable: She Had to Sit Behind a Screen to Take College Classes!

FLORENCE BASCOM INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE WE FIND IN THE LIFE OF FLORENCE BASCOM Accept What You Are Allowed and Then Work to Expand on That....

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Matilda Butler

Apr 12, 20226 min read

Do You Know Who Misty Copeland Is?

MISTY COPELAND INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE WE FIND IN MISTY COPELAND’S LIFE It’s Never Too Late. Always Work to Improve. Have You Heard of...

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What's the Deal with Rosie the Riveter's Less Well-Known Co-Worker: Wendy the Welder?

Matilda Butler

Apr 5, 20227 min read

What's the Deal with Rosie the Riveter's Less Well-Known Co-Worker: Wendy the Welder?

INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE WE FIND IN WENDY THE WELDER’S LIFE Take Advantage of Opportunities Whenever and Wherever They Present Themselves....

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What is Ruth Bader Ginsburg's FIRST Name? Part 1

Matilda Butler

Mar 15, 20226 min read

What is Ruth Bader Ginsburg's FIRST Name? Part 1

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RUTH BADER GINSBURG Today, March 15, 2022 is RBG’s birthday. She would be 89. RBG was a strong, empowered, courageous...

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Hold On To Your Hat! Women's History Month Starts Tomorrow.

Matilda Butler

Feb 28, 20224 min read

Hold On To Your Hat! Women's History Month Starts Tomorrow.

HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT! This is the last day of the countdown to the first RosieCentral weekly profile of strong, empowered, and courageous...

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