NAMPA, Idaho — Every year, March 21 is the date designated to honor the female workers who supported the World War II effort while the men fought overseas — exemplified by allegorical figure “Rosie the Riveter,” the namesake of Rosie the Riveter Day.
Most commonly exemplified by the “We Can Do It!” propaganda poster, Rosie is known for her denim shirt and red polka-dot bandanna. At Nampa’s Warhawk Air Museum on Saturday, any attendee who donned a similar getup received free admission to the Rosie the Riveter Day festivities.
“[Rosie] is a symbol of what women could do, because before, it was mostly men off doing all the stuff in the war,” volunteer Molly McCarter, 14, said. “Women were really the backbone of the war in support, even the women who stayed home and did stuff like the victory gardens.”…