Rosie the Riveter Memorial in California-- Part 1

From the Jan. 15, 2011, New York Times by Hank Pellissier.

There is a new sculpture in Richmond, California, at the former Kaiser Shipyard No. 2 where 20,000 Rosie the Riveters worked during the war.  Richmond's population, like that in Wilmington, NC, increased greatly, quadrupling in Richmond's case.

The memorial was created by Susan Schwartzenberg, a visual artist, and Cheryl Barton, a landscape architect, and represents a ship's hull under construction.  The walkway through it represents the length of a ship's keel.  Thirty-nine photos, news clippings, postcards and other memorabilia are framed in the sculpture.

More About the Shipyard and Rosie to Come.  --GreGen