Forty-three of the women were "original Rosies," women who worked at the Willow Run Bomber Plant during World War II. The inspiration for Rosie the Riveter, Rose Will Monroe, came from Kentucky to build planes.
Five-year-old Audrey Myers, from Monroe, Michigan, colors in a Rosie the Riveter poster as she waits with her mother for the photo to be taken.
Frances Reeck, of Adrian, Michigan, wears pins of her daughters and granddaughters dressed as Rosie the Riveter. Mrs. Reeck worked at the bomber plant during the war and was one of 43 "original Rosies" in attendance.
