EVERYONE HAS A ROLE:
THE AMERICAN ROSIE MOVEMENT™
Pulling together to show that we can do the highest quality work to value our freedom by following the Rosie Legacy™.
“You who are running strong and independent
and with understanding hearts
help us to build
a better world in a new age.”
When the people of the Netherlands put this inscription on the Carillon near Arlington Cemetery, they called Americans strong. independent with understanding hearts, and they asked us to help them build a better world in a new age. This message calls out to us today.
Arm–in-ARM, we move on!
DOCUMENTARY FILM RELEASED EARLY IN THE WORK OF American Rosie Movement™
"We Pull Together: Rosie the Riveters, Then and Now" is basic to the theme of the American Rosie Movement™.
Above is Mary Ann Diamond. As you watch the film,
see if you agree with her statement about then and now.
THE ROSIE LEGACY™
Over almost two decades of working with Rosies to understand how they want to be remembered, we learned that Rosies want to be known for pulling together, doing highest-quality work, and getting along. Their goal was to keep our freedom and use it wisely.
Photo credit: National Association of Manufacturing
AN EXAMPLE OF PULLING TOGETHER
Anna Hess, a Rosie who made truck tires in Akron, Ohio at age 15, was invited by the National Association of Manufacturing to speak at the Reagan Center in Washington in April of 2017. That day, 120 women received awards for excellent work in manufacturing. Thank you, NAM, for thanking Rosies in manufacturing.
MEET MORE ROSIES
Every Rosie has her own story. What she did during the war is only part of what we should remember her for. Rosies lived through the one century that has seen more change than any other century in human history. From their wisdom, they say, “We work better when we pull together.”
As you read these bios, remember that most of the women they worked with were older than they were. This means that we have lost several million stories of Rosies who died before we even asked what they did.
Photo credit: Sun Vega
One tribute to Rosies by people of the Netherlands
The Netherlands Embassy in Washington, D.C. has done significant work with Rosies since 2015. This short film is an example of the quality and meaning of what they have done to educate the public about the importance of the Rosie Legacy™.
See Rosies section for The Today Show filmed inside a WWII factory
On Christmas Eve of 2012, the Today Show aired a piece for Rosies with our help. This beautiful segment is set in an original factory where real Rosies worked at during WWII as a celebration of their efforts. This video is hosted on YouTube, but it is viewable from our "gallery" page.
This is one example that Rosies wanted their legacy to be about unity
Recent Participants
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ROB and charles
We awarded Charles Whitehead the title of “Model Rosie Veteran” at the Washington Mayor’s Division of Veterans Affairs, on June 9, 2025 for his several years of exemplary work to promote the American Rosie Movement™.
Rob Bamburger, (expert in American jazz), and Charles Whitehead, (President of California Paralyzed Veterans of America)(PVA).
col. charlette woodard
Col. Charlette Woodard (far right) and paralyzed veterans at award presentation to Charles Whitehead, in Washington, DC. June 9, 2025..
While attending a WWII conference at Dominican University, near Camp Shanks, NY, we visited West Point and were enlightened to see that West Point is named for the point on the Hudson River that was an outlook by the founders of America.
At this location, they could see the British troops coming.
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