Rosie the Riveters honored at luncheon

MEDIA » Wesley Enhanced Living hosted a special luncheon to honor Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line resident June Robbins, a 91-year-old Rosie the Riveter and nearly a dozen other Rosie the Riveters from the greater Delaware Valley on Nov. 9.

The local Rosie the Riveters shared stories and reminisced about the years they worked to help the war effort during World War II.

“At Wesley Enhanced Living, we aim to enhance the lives of our residents and support their passions,” said Rhonda Quinlan, executive director of Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line. “We support June’s efforts bringing the Rosie the Riveters together. We are proud to host her and her colleagues for this luncheon.”

During the event, state Representative Alexander Charlton presented June with a proclamation for her hard work with Thanks Plain and Simple, a nonprofit that focuses on recognizing Rosies.

According to History. com, “American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during World War II, as widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force. Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for the munitions industry, became perhaps the most iconic image of working women during the war.”

Rosie the Riveter is a term to describe these woman, most whom are now in their 90s, who worked to help support America during World War II.

Right: State Rep. Alex Charlton presented June Robbins with a special proclamation during a Rosie the Riveter luncheon at Wesley Enhanced Living.