Remembering The Inspiration Behind An Iconic WWII Poster

Call to arms: The 1942 poster appealing for U.S. women to work in munitions and other heavy industries to help the war effort

Model Who Inspired The Rosie The Riveter 'We Can Do It!' WWII Poster Campaign Dies At 86 -- The Daily Mail

The inspiration behind one of the most famous campaign posters of World War Two has died at the age of 86.

Geraldine Hoff Doyle was just another young factory worker in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1942. But a chance visit to the plant by a United Press photographer was to make her one of the most recognisable faces in poster art, now known as Rosie the Riveter.

The 17-year-old was operating a metal-stamping machine when the photographer passed by - and couldn't resist taking a picture of the tall, slender and glamorously beautiful brunette wearing a polka-dot bandanna over her hair.

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My Comment: Every time I read a story like this one, I cannot help but feel sad that the greatest generation is now down to its last surviving members.