Everyone, it seems, has heard of Rosie the Riveter. But a generation earlier, during World War I, women also entered the workforce in droves. It was a shift that helped ...

But first, each Rosie gets a ... including African-American women. "Weren't that many Black girls who did this anyhow," says Susan Taylor King. She was a riveter during WWII in Baltimore, Maryland.

"Rosie" Erlinda Avila was a riveter building bombers during WWII ... histories of the Rosies for the archives here, including African-American women. "Weren't that many Black girls who did ...

including African-American women. "Weren't that many Black girls who did this anyhow," says Susan Taylor King. She was a riveter during WWII in Baltimore, Maryland. Susan Taylor King, right, a Rosie, ...