Caption: Germany Valley is a beautiful upland valley high in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia. Although much of it remains in private hands, portions are within the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.
For other uses, see Rosie the Riveter (disambiguation). Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the military.
I loved to listen to her tell me about the fun they had together. Born Rose Marie Cassaniti in 1914, Aunt Rosie was a talented singer with her own radio show in Detroit, Michigan. There, she met Danny Thomas, a young, up-and-coming comic and they were married on January 15, 1936. Even though she ended her singing career to take care of her three children, Marlo, Terre and Tony, she always found time for those in need.