One Thousand "Rosie the Riveters"

From the August 27, 2015, KQED "Watch a Thousand Rosie the Riveters Set a World Record in Richmond."

Richmond, California.

And some of them were real Rosies who provided the weapons our troops used.  Some were blacks.

All sported the signature white polka dot red bandannas as seen on the era posters.  An Andrews Sisters tribute group performed.  A video accompanied the article.

From 1940-1944, some 8 million women worked in the nation's factories to replace the men who had gone off to war.  They produced the weapons, munitions, planes, ships and other items the military needed.

Their emblem was a determined-looking woman in blue overalls, flexing her right bicep.  She wore red knee socks, work boots and a red bandanna with white polka dots.  She was called "Rosie the Riveter."

On August 15, in Richmond, California, more than 1000 women of all ages gathered to set a new world record in "The Largest Gathering of people Dressed as Rosie the Riveter."  This will be officially confirmed by the Guinness World Records in September.

This event also marked the end of World War II.

--GreGen