Rosie the Riveter

Hospice Patient Recreates Rosie the Riveter Poster

There is no doubt that World War II was life-altering for many around the world, but it was also a time when Americans from all walks of life worked together to defend freedom. One initiative that made a pivotal impact on the war effort was the inclusion of women in the workplace. The poster child for women at work during wartime was Rosie the Riveter, a cultural icon that remains widely known to this day.

Silverado Hospice is honored to serve one of these woman. Hospice patient Louise Taylor joined the war effort in 1943 as a riveter in a Goodyear factory, where she helped make planes for aircraft carriers.

In fact, joining the war effort was a point of pride for her family. Louise and her twin sister both worked at the factory, her cousin served as a pilot and her husband fought in the famed Battle of Iwo Jima.

Silverado Hospice arranged a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for this family to get together to revisit a pivotal moment in the American history that is their heritage — recreating an iconic image known the world over.