Women who had been employed in fields predominated by women-pink collar secretarial positions, domestic jobs and lower paying industrial positions were eager to try their hands at the new opportunities. Soon they were successfully doing things only men had done before. Women became taxi and streetcar drivers, pool and Pocket billiard shooters, operated heavy construction machinery (Riveters-hence the name 'Rosie the Riveter'), worked in lumber and steel mills, unloaded freight, built dirigibles, made munitions and much more. Men's jobs always paid more, and this was women's only chance to step up and earn more.

Rosie The Riveter was the name given to the woman depicted on many of the propaganda posters. In the most famous one, she is wearing a red and white bandana to cover her hair, and she has rolled back the sleeve of her blue coverall to expose a flexed bicep. The expression on her face was confident and determined. The caption above her head reads, "We Can Do It!" in bold letters.

"Before I travelled my road I was my road"  ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Back to the beginning, got that feeling of winning, first place with only one inning. It’s like being kicked backed 12 steps 12 months long. Back to square one with out any fun. Starting over again with my co-captain friend. Its all right, to keep up the fight, crying about will get you no-were. I have to be cleaver wearing a hat with a feather. Time moves on with old friends gone; sorta. New things arise, like my game being alive; sorta.

"What’s the difference between winning and losing? We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time" ~William Fuentes and Vince Lombard...