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.
See Rosie the Riveter at 95: Woman Who Inspired WWII Poster Was Lost to History for 7 Decades. Knowing that she was one of more than 6 million women who entered the workforce during World War II, she figured she was far from alone in seeing herself in the image that has become a symbol of modern feminism.