Rosalind P. Walter, the original inspiration for 'Rosie the Riveter' and longtime PBS supporter, has died at age 95.
and longtime PBS supporter, died Wednesday at the age of 95.
Rosalind P. Walter attends the 2015 WNET Annual Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York on June 9, 2015."Walter cared deeply about the quality and educational value of public television and understood the importance of reaching the broadest possible audience," the station said. At the age of 19, she spent a year as a night-shift welder at the Sikorsky aircraft plant at Bridgeport, Connecticut, inspiring the 1943 song"Rosie the Riveter," according to WNET.
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