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BILL O’LEARY (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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Real-life “Rosie the Riveters” attend a commemorative event Sunday.
‘Rosie the Riveters’ share their stories
Various Clinical and Engineering Positions Available If you’re looking for more than just a job, but a real chance to make a difference in the community, this is the opportunity for you! We are seeking applicants for a variety of important clinical positions including Clinical Administrator, Clinical Psychologist, Forensic Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Nurse, and Recovery Assistant (unlicensed nursing staff). We also have multiple vacancies in our Facilities and Engineering Division for Class 1 and Class 3 engineers. This could be your chance to make a difference! The Hospital’s new 450,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility allows clinicians to provide high quality services in a therapeutic environment specifically designed to maximize the talents of staff members and offers skilled facilities applicants the chance to work in a facility with the most up-to-date systems. The Hospital incorporates best practices in modern in-patient mental health care with an environmentally sensitive design and sustainable strategies. The therapeutic design includes bright and airy living and treatment areas, green spaces, and courtyards. For specific qualifications for each position and to apply, please visit: erecruit.dc.gov. All Saint Elizabeths Hospital vacancies are listed under the Department of Behavioral Health, 1100 Alabama Avenue.
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THE DISTRICT On the iconic poster of Rosie the Riveter, the woman working in a factory during World War II, she rolls up her sleeve to proudly reveal her muscular arm. But Crena Anderson, a real-life riveter, never showed off when she went to work to make airplanes during the war. Her husband was fighting; her brother had been killed in the Air Force; she had taken just a short leave of absence to have a baby. She was worried about finding a babysitter, earning enough money, doing her job well — and about her arms. “It made me big muscles,” she said. “I was ashamed to wear a short-sleeved dress.” Anderson, now 89, reminisced Sunday about the unique challenges and opportunities of women who worked during the war with four of her fellow female factory workers — women who now refer to themselves as Rosies.
Dorothy McMann, 89, talked about the novelty of coming from rural Augusta County, Va., to work in an aircraft factory in Baltimore. “It was something I never dreamed of doing, but after I learned how, I loved it,” she said. Ruth Kline Staples had a copy of a 1943 magazine. Her photograph was on the cover, showing her shoveling dirt at the railroad yard. The five women, who attended two events in the D.C. area Sunday, were marking the launch of a nationwide program for the country’s remaining living Rosies. The program, run by the organization Thanks! Plain and Simple, encourages cities to pick a project that Rosies can do with younger generations. The goal is twofold — to educate young people about the role of women in World War II, and to involve the Rosies, many of whom have become isolated, in community projects. JULIE ZAUZMER (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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