Norman Rockwell's 'Rosie the Riveter' model dies at 92

 

Mary Doyle Keefe was a 19-year-old telephone operator in Arlington, Vt., when in 1943 she posed as a model for Norman Rockwell, her neighbor. She sat only twice for the painter, earning $5 a session. But her image as "Rosie the Riveter," the symbol of female independence and patriotism during World War II, lives on.

Norman Rockwell's 'Rosie the Riveter' model dies at 92 - LA Times