News, Women in Work Force, 'We Can Do It!' inspiration dead at 86 (war, state)

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LANSING, Mich., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Geraldine Hoff Doyle, the Michigan woman who appeared as the female-empowerment icon Rosie the Riveter on World War II-era posters, has died, her family said.

She was 86 when she died Sunday, the Lansing State Journal reported Thursday. The cause of her death was not disclosed.

'We Can Do It!' inspiration dead at 86 - UPI.com


Another link about Rosie the Riveter Rosie the Riveter: Women Working During World War II