Dear Fellow Americans, People in Glenville, WV and surrounding areas will soon be known nationwide for helping West Virginia to become a model for other states to follow in the American Rosie Movement™ – a new kind of social movement that gets people to unite to create projects with American Rosie the Riveters …
Labor Day, 2022 (Sept. 5)-while bells ring for Rosies across America Read More »
Mercy Howls on V. J. Day – Draft by Anne Montague about her memory of her mother on Victory Japan Day Anne was bored. The August day was hot, humid, windless. She called to Mercy, her mostly-fox-terrier mutt, as she ran down the steps of her grandparents’ cottage. Mercy didn’t move from the shade of …
Hello, my name is Michael Kindred. I am the president of Thanks! Plain and simple. As “Thanks!” prepares for three outstanding events this year—one is a Rosie Summit in Washington at American University, one is our annual Ring a Bell for Rosies event across America and in other countries on Labor Day, and one is …
A SMALL SCHOOL IS A MODEL FOR A NEW KIND OF NATIONAL MOVEMENT CHARLESTON, WV (JUNE 16, 2022). Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc. ™ (“Thanks!”), a nonprofit organization has been awarded a grant by the West Virginia Humanities Council to name a school room “The Rosie the Riveter Room” in Gilmer County, West Virginia. …
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November 17, 2021 Yesterday was the end of an era with our Rosies. “Buddie” Curnutte, whose character and personality helped to shape the American Rosie Movement, was buried after a ceremony in this modest, sincere church within walking distance of her home in a small town near Charleston, WV. …
Ruth Edwards celebrated her 99th birthday recently. The team at the American Rosie Movement wanted to share some of the pictures and videos of the event and also wanted to wish Ruth, happy birthday. We love you Ruth! You can read more about Ruth’s life here: https://thanksplainandsimple.org/rosies
American is asking, “Do we have a message from the past that can be applied to today, for the future”” Now that I have interviewed about 200 Rosies and helped communities create about 20 Rosie projects that honor Rosies in America and other nations, I see that the answer is, “Yes, if people understand and …
A red carpet was rolled out for two American treasures on September 3 in Washington, DC. At the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, two fascinating ladies showed a diverse audience that It is possible for people to pull together. The treasures were Hilda McDougald and Evangeline (“Vangie”) Parades who worked for defense during World …
We are happy to announce that the celebrations in the six model Rosie cities went well. People gathered to ring bells and to celebrate the lives of the Rosies. Thanks! Plain and Simple is proud and thankful of every involved! See our press release below from the leadup to September 3rd to get more information …
