The other day my dad called to tell me that he had just heard on the radio that the woman who was the inspiration for the image on the Rosie the Riveter poster had died. As most of you know, I have a passion for WWII propaganda posters, particularly those that support and encourage women to participate in war efforts during WWII. The story about this woman, Geraldine Doyle, is amazing, especially because she didn't find out that she was the inspiration for the poster until about forty years later.
This is the link for her obituary in the LA Times.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-geraldine-hoff-doyle-20101231,0,1376340.story
