Rosies of World War II: Soldiers of Production and Weston's Rosies

Rosies of World War II

Hybrid event! You can either attend in person at the Weston History & Culture Center or attend via Zoom.

Co-Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library, League of Women Voters of Weston and the Weston History & Culture Center.

If you register for the Zoom ticket, you will receive the Zoom link 24 hours before the event.

In celebration of Women's History Month! 

Learn about real "Rosie the Riveters" during World War II in New England and in Weston!

Park Ranger, Susan Ashman of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site will give a talk about Soldiers of Production: Women Ordnance Workers at Springfield Armory. In World War 1, 15% of the workforce at the Springfield Armory were women, at the height of World War II, it was 42%. Springfield Armory experienced a boom in women workers and through their dedication and patriotism to the job that they had to fill pushed forward not only the issues of equality for women, but proved these "Soldiers of Production" played a pivotal role in the workplace and on the home front. 

Samantha Fargione, Executive Director of the Weston History & Culture Center will talk about Weston's Rosies. They might not have been working in factories, but contributed to the war effort in meaningful ways. 

About Susan Ashman: Susan Ashman is the Lead Parker Ranger and Historic Weapons Supervisor at Springfield Armory NHS. She previously worked at Old Sturbridge as an historic interpreter and was an aircraft mechanic for 8 years in the U.S. Air Force. Susan has given many presentations to Civil War Round Tables, the Civil War Institute in Gettysburg and multiple locations in New England. 

The Weston Historical Society D/B/A The Weston History & Culture Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is located at 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT. Parking and entrance on High Acre Road. Open every Thursday and the first and last Sundays of every month, except holidays and holiday weekends. The Center would like to thank its annual sponsors: Fairfield County Bank and Pullman & Comley as well as the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust and the Twenty-Seven Foundation. For more information and how to donate, visit www.WestonCTHistory.org or email: info@westoncthistory.org or call: 203-226-1804.

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