Rosie the Riveter Day

WHEREAS, National Rosie the Riveter Day is a collective effort to raise awareness of the 16 million working women during World War II; and

WHEREAS, this proclamation serves as a means for Americans to honor female workers who contributed on the home front during World War II; and

WHEREAS, these women left their homes to work or volunteer full-time in factories, farms, shipyards, airplane factories, banks and other institutions in support of our military overseas; and

WHEREAS, these women worked with the USO or Red Cross, drove trucks, riveted airplane parts, collected critical materials, rolled bandages and served on rationing boards; and

WHEREAS, it is right and proper to recognize and preserve the history and legacy of working women, including volunteer women, during World War II to promote cooperation and fellowship among such members and their descendants; and

WHEREAS, these women and their descendants wish to further the advancement of patriotic ideas, excellence in the workplace and loyalty to the United States of America:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2013, as

Rosie the Riveter Day

in the state of Alabama.