The concert will honor and remember veterans of World War II, in particular the women who served the nation in many capacities, who will be in attendance. For our nation, World War II began in ...

In the spirit of Rosie the Riveter, women welders and other tradeswomen are leading an effort to fix up a World War II-era ship. The image of Rosie has become iconic, as she flexes a fearsome bicep ...

In her riveting new novel titled "Shipyard Gals," Valerie Stoller has written about World War II from an unusually eye-opening point of view. The book is set in the Bay Area at the height of the war, ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - As the nation’s boys and men went off to war -- it was women who kept America running. Mothers, wives and sisters -- answering the call during World War II -- and they weren’t ...

The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday, exactly 80 years after pulling off an incredible organizational feat. The ...

It will never cease to amaze me how many tales are still to be told of the sacrifices heroic men and women made to defeat the Nazis in World War II. Here we are, 80 years from the end of this ...

Modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" are answering the call to restore history in the East Bay. The tradeswomen from around the country are working to restore the last surviving victory ship of the 747 ...

'Rosies' like Dolly Marshall and Dorothy Key provided vital support for the war effort. 80 years ago they worked in factories or spotted planes. A new monument in Salem will honor "Rosies," including ...

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to ...

(Left to right, top) Melissa Tanzillo, apprentice welder; Jocelyn Mak, structural steel welder; Dori Luzbetak, volunteer; Angel Greer, Boilermakers Local 549 member; (left to right, bottom) Rennae ...

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 ...