WWII Women's Memorial Foundation

08/26/2026

We need you, Rosies, Rosebuds, and friends! If you want to preserve the legacy of Rosie the Riveter and the American women who worked on the homefront during WWII, please add your name to this petition to encourage policymakers in Washington to pass the bipartisan World War II Women's Memorial Location Act (S.1088/H.R.2290), which would authorize the National Mall as the location for the memorial honoring the more than 18 million women who held down the homefront during WWII. Click the link below to sign the petition.

Are you a woman who helped keep our country running by working on the homefront during WWII? Are you a family member or friend of a real-life Rosie? Are you inspired by the Rosies and want to preserve their legacy? If so, please add your name to this petition to encourage policymakers in Washington....

08/26/2026

Help honor the women who kept America running during WWII. More than 18 million women worked on the home front building planes and ships, producing supplies, serving in offices, farms, hospitals, and more. Their contributions were essential to the war effort and changed our nation forever.

Now, the bipartisan World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act (S.1088/H.R.2290) would authorize the National Mall as the site of a memorial honoring these women.

Do you have a real-life Rosie in your family? Were you one yourself? Or do you believe their legacy deserves to be remembered?

👉 Sign the petition and share it:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrB6McuvVXeIUzgvHljc40IW21XfjAObqlCv7QPQfw0x6edg/viewform

Let’s make sure the Rosies are never forgotten. Link in bio.

08/26/2026

Let’s help make sure the incredible women who kept our country going during WWII are never forgotten. Please take a moment to sign this petition supporting a WWII Women’s Memorial on the National Mall. Every name helps show our lawmakers that preserving the Rosie legacy matters.

Please sign and share!

Are you a woman who helped keep our country running by working on the homefront during WWII? Are you a family member or friend of a real-life Rosie? Are you inspired by the Rosies and want to preserve their legacy? If so, please add your name to this petition to encourage policymakers in Washington....

08/26/2026

This Friday at Nationals Park, 100-year-old original Rosie the Riveter Mae Krier will deliver “Play Ball!” from the jumbotron. The WWII Women’s Memorial Foundation will be hosting a special themed table for Women’s Night from 4:00–7:30 PM. Please come say hello and celebrate the incredible women of WWII, and grab your very own Rosie Ribbon!

⚾ Nationals vs. Marlins
📍 Nationals Park, DC
📅 Friday, Aug. 28 | 4pm, first pitch at 6:45 PM

Let’s play ball! We’ll share Mae’s special moment after the game!

08/22/2026

At 23, Velma Long and Dorothy Boggess met during World War II, when both women stepped into the workforce as “Rosie the Riveters,” helping fill the jobs left behind by men serving overseas. Eight decades later, they’re still side by side and the closest of friends. They are both 109 and they are still laughing and still dancing and still showing us what a life well lived looks like. Thank you for your contributions and for your inspiring friendship, and for showing up and blazing trails in every way. Here’s to your connections that began in service and somehow became a lifetime🥂

08/17/2026

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08/03/2026

We remember Kay Granger today with gratitude for her leadership and support of the effort to honor the women of the World War II Women’s Memorial Foundation. Her advocacy on the legislative side helped advance recognition of the millions of women whose service on the home front strengthened our nation during World War II.

Her commitment to preserving their legacy leaves a lasting impact, and we are grateful for her contributions. May the women she helped honor continue to inspire future generations. Rest in peace, Kay. 🕊️

07/30/2026

Today, I write with a heavy heart.

Because today, we honor Jeanne Gibson, one of our deeply beloved Rosie the Riveters, who passed away yesterday at the incredible age of 100.

At 18, Jeanne answered her country’s call, helping build the ships that carried hope across the Pacific during World War II. But her service did not end when the war did, as she then became an educator, a pilot, a storyteller, a mentor, and a steadfast guardian of the Rosie legacy that reminds every generation that strength, resilience, and kindness should never go out of style.

Jeanne’s laughter, grace, and generous spirit filled every room she entered, and her unwavering belief in young people inspired many lives.

Just days before her passing, Jeanne was celebrated at the park she loved so dearly, which was a fitting tribute to someone who spent a lifetime lifting others without ever seeking the spotlight.

May her story continue on wherever courage is chosen, service is honored, and history is remembered.

Rest easy, Jeanne. Thank you for showing us how an ordinary life lived with extraordinary purpose can change the world. Cheers, sweet Jeanne. 🍻❤️🕊️

07/18/2026

“She maintained that draftsman’s penchant for exactness the rest of her life. It used to drive me crazy when I was a kid and my mom discovered I had to draw or make something for school, because she was always there with her ruler, eraser, T-square, and expertly sharpened pencil to make certain that I got all the dimensions right and had absolutely no erasure marks visible.”
- Virginia Ruth’s daughter

07/04/2026

Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

Today we celebrate the freedoms that define our nation and the people whose work helped build and sustain them.

During World War II more than 18 million American women served on the home front. They worked in factories, farms, hospitals, laboratories, and intelligence roles, stepping into essential jobs during a moment of extraordinary need. Their contributions helped shape both the outcome of the war and the opportunities that followed.

As we mark Independence Day and look ahead toward America’s 250th anniversary we honor their place in the American story and reaffirm the importance of preserving it for generations to come.



📸 “Women Sewing Flags” Photographer: Margaret Bourke White