Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front

https://www.nps.gov/rori/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter/World_War_II_Home_Front_National_Historical_Park Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park is a United States national historical park located in Richmond, California, near San Francisco. Celebrate and honor the contributions and sacrifices of American civilians on the WWII home front. Discover how diverse communities lived, worked, and interacted. Many faces, many stories, many truths, weave a rich tapestry of experiences from this era of opportunity and loss. Please visit the "Directions and Transportation" link on the main website at www.nps.gov/rori/planyourvisit/directions.htm. Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center The Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center is the perfect starting point for exploring Richmond's WWII Home Front. Visitors can immerse themselves in films, interactive exhibits, and programs that provide a rich overview of the historic sites and stories from the era. Directions to the Visitor Education Center from various locations in the San Francisco Bay Area are available on our main website. Upon arrival at the main location, enter the Historic Ford Assembly Plant complex through the security gate located at the north end of the building on Harbour Way South. Historic Ford Building Entrance sign against the historic Ford buidling. Visitor Center entrance sign with historic Ford Building in the background. Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center Life Cast figures on display in camping scenario. Life Cast Figures Exhibit. Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center Multiple exhibit signage and panels in the visitor education center. Exhibits in the Visitor Education Center. Rosie the Riveter Memorial Modern art memorial structure with historic photos. Sits in park. Rosie the Riveter Memorial. The WWII Home Front Integration of women and minorities into the workforce was initially met with resistance, however, the new opportunities for women and minorities “cracked open” the door to equal rights and would have profound impacts on the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements during the following decades. Two women shipyard workers pose for the camera. Pacific Border Province The Pacific Border straddles the boundaries between several of Earth's moving plates on the western margin of North America. This region is one of the most geologically young and tectonically active in North America. The generally rugged, mountainous landscape of this province provides evidence of ongoing mountain-building. Drakes Estero in Point Reyes National Seashore. NPS photo/Sarah Codde Using Their Voices: Founding Women of National Parks As we commemorate both the centennial of the 19th Amendment and the 104th birthday of the National Park Service, we’re highlighting a few women who harnessed their public voices to protect powerfully important American places. National Park Service Commemoration of the 19th Amendment In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment the National Park Service has developed a number of special programs. This includes online content, exhibits, and special events. The National Park Service’s Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems (CRGIS) announces the release of a story map that highlights some of these programs and provides information for the public to locate and participate. Opening slide of the 19th Amendment NPS Commemoration Story Map Series: Physiographic Provinces Descriptions of the physiographic provinces of the United States, including maps, educational material, and listings of Parks for each. George B. Dorr, founder of Acadia National Park Top Ten Tips For a Summer Visit to Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park One of the Home Front exhibits at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park. Life Cast figure of a woman and man. Woman is hanging clothes on a clothes line. Man sits on crate. Terminology and the Mass Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II Terminology and the Mass Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II Japanese American man reads newspaper Betty Reid Soskin Betty Reid Soskin is an East Bay-based civil rights activist, musician, and pioneering businesswoman. Through her work at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park, she has also become a leading spokesperson for the diverse experiences of domestic war-effort workers during World War II. Women in park ranger uniform standing next to statue of Frederick Douglass Keith Park: Horticulturist, Arborist in the Pacific West Region Keith Park is as a horticulturalist and certified arborist and maintains the historic landscapes at John Muir National Historic Site, Eugene O’Neil National Historic Site, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park, and Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial. He received the 2021 regional Cultural Resource Award for Facility Maintenance Specialist for his outreach work with community partners and National Park Service sites across the Pacific West. Man stands in tree Series: Women's History in the Pacific West - California-Great Basin Collection Biographies from Northern California, Central Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains and Nevada Map of northern California, Central Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains and Nevada Staff Spotlight: Shalini Gopie Meet Shalini Gopie, the Interpretive and Digital Media Specialist for the Interpretation, Education, Youth, and Volunteer Division of the Pacific West Region! Two female rangers in flathats and National Park Service uniform. Childcare on the World War II Home Front During World War II, the US government established the first (and only) universal American childcare program to care for the children of women war workers. A white woman sits on a low chair reading a book to three toddler age children Mignon Sherer Papers Donated from Mignon Sherer, a Jewish-American woman who worked as a Rosie in WWII. A group of women and men factory workers at Murray Body Corporation. 1940's. A group of women and men factory workers at Murray Body Corporation. 1940's. "Rosie" Tybie Flapan Tillie Flapan was born June 4th, 1917. In this interview, she talks about her experiences growing up Jewish in a Jewish neighborhood, life before and after the war, her and her family’s response to concentration camps, and settling down in the Berkeley/Oakland area. She and her first husband met at a dance hall before WWII, and after they married, he was drafted into the Army. An older woman with glasses and red hair, sits on a chair and smiles. "Rosie" Helen August Helen August was born in New York City into a secular, Jewish family active in the labor movement. When she was twelve years old, her family moved to Southern California. In this interview, she talks about the differences between New York City and Los Angeles, especially in terms of race relations and diversity. An older woman with glasses and grey, curly hair, sits in a chair. Betty Hardison and the American Dream Betty Hardison worked at the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California during World War II, helping workers find housing. Living in the all-white government housing development, Atchison Village, Betty forged lifelong connections and community with other young couples. These experiences helped her family achieve the postwar American Dream of suburban home ownership, a dream made possible by government subsidies and racial exclusion. Black and white photo of young couple with baby in front of house Series: Home and Homelands Exhibition: Politics Who has the right to call a place home? Who gets to decide? Building a home is personal, but it also political. This thread contains stories of belonging and exclusion. At the heart of each story is a woman or group working, organizing, or fighting for their homes and homelands. Most of them fought for full inclusion in American society despite systemic challenges and racial injustices. Some fought for an autonomous homeland. The written word dominates – all pleas for justice. Thick white paper peeled back to reveal collage of women.