John Yang has their story. Rosie the Riveter is known as a cultural icon that encouraged women to join the workforce during wartime. But the name is often associated with the 1942 “We Can Do It!” ...

Or she might be thinking of all she’s achieved — leaving home to help the war effort as an original “Rosie the Riveter,” ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita’s own “Rosie the Riveter” turns 100 today. Connie Palacioz, a Newton native, was one of millions of women who contributed to the war effort in World War II.