Phyllis Gould was a World War II defense plant worker who fought for recognition for all the Rosie the Riveters who worked on the home front.During World War II, Gould worked as a welder in a California shipyard, one of many women who took on traditionally male jobs in factories as the U.S.
fought in World War II. She was one of the first six women hired at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, because she already had welding experience.
She and the other “Rosie the Riveters” became immortalized in song and in the iconic “We Can Do It” wartime poster, but Gould sought more than pop culture fame for her fellow Rosie the Riveters.
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