Post #11 – Women’s Memoirs, Rosie the Riveter – Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett
As most of you know, Kendra Bonnett and I are co-authors of the collective memoir, Rosie’s Daughters: The ‘First Woman To’ Generation Tells Its Story. When we began giving presentations about the book, we wanted to wear a Rosie the Riveter red-and-white polka dot bandana. We thought that would be easy. After discovering that no one had a bandana that looked like the original, we decided to design one ourselves. We even added the slogan — We Can Do It…Pass It On. Having designed it, we found a company who would silk screen them for us with fabric made in the USA. We think Rosie would like that.
And, the rest, as they say, is history. We started selling the bandanas at our presentations and on both of our websites: RosiesDaughters.com and WomensMemoirs.com. Originally, they were most popular around Halloween. Now, we get sales all year round.
So, of course, we love hearing from women who use Rosie the Riveter as a source of inspiration. Here’s one story we thought you’d enjoy. [click to continue…]
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