[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 51 (Monday, March 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4205-S4206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      SALUTE TO ROSIE THE RIVETER

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, on March 15, 1995, Dundalk 
Community College in Dundalk, MD, in honor of Women's History Month, 
hosted ``A Salute to Rosie the Riveter,'' honoring the women who worked 
in America's wartime factories to do their part in America's war 
effort.
  Between 1942 and 1945, the ranks of American working women swelled 
from 12 to 18 million. Responding to the call that ``We can do it,'' 
thousands of women entered the wartime work force 
 [[Page S4206]] to build the ships, planes, and tanks for our men and 
women overseas.
  Joining the celebration on March 15 were 236 ``Rosies.'' These women 
worked in the industrial hub of Baltimore's wartime economy--they 
melted the ore, welded the ships, and riveted the wings. Fifty years 
later their employers--Bethlehem Steel, Lockheed-Martin--formerly Glen 
L. Martin Aircraft--and General Motors--Eastern Aircraft--thanked the 
236 Rosies present at the celebration and the thousands of Rosies these 
women represented.
  In recognition of the efforts of Dundalk Community College and in 
honor of the lives of all of the ``Rosies'' who built the arsenal of 
democracy and helped to save the Western World, today we extend to them 
our gratitude. They have earned an honored place in our memory and 
respected place in our history.


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