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  • Geraldine Doyle, Iconic Face of World War II, Dies at 86 ('Rosie the Riveter' - "We Can Do It!")

    12/30/2010 1:37:02 PM PST · by Libloather · 12 replies · 71+ views
    NY Times ^ | 12/29/10 | TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
    Geraldine Doyle, Iconic Face of World War II, Dies at 86By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Published: December 29, 2010 Geraldine Hoff Doyle, who was believed to be the unwitting model for the “We Can Do It!” poster of a woman flexing her biceps in a factory during World War II — an image that later became a symbol for the American feminist movement — died on Sunday in Lansing, Mich. She was 86. **SNIP** Mrs. Doyle was unaware of the poster’s existence until 1982, when, while thumbing through a magazine, she saw a photograph of it and recognized herself. Her daughter said...