#ss-red-oak-victory
#ss-red-oak-victory
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fromLos Angeles Times
5 months agoInspired by Rosie the Riveter, Bay Area women team up to repair WWII ship
In a desolate corner of the Port of Richmond, dozens of women wearing polka-dot handkerchiefs and wielding blowtorches have spent the last two weeks volunteering their time to try to weld a piece of history back together. The SS Red Oak Victory is the last surviving ship of the 747 that were churned out at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond during World War II. Now a group of women, led by welders who know well what it is like to try to make their way in a male-dominated profession, are volunteering to restore the ship.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months agoWe're making history': Rosies answer the call to preserve history
More than 50 mostly women volunteers have answered the call to repair and renovate the SS Red Oak Victory, the last known surviving ship built in Richmond's Kaiser Shipyard during the second World War. Beyond preserving a piece of history, the mission of the project, dubbed Victory Ship Revival, is to honor the contribution of Rosies, women who stepped up during the war filling jobs typically only open to men.
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