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"Last Word"-Remembering Rosie The Riveter

SUSIE GHARIB: And finally tonight, in case you wondered, there really is a Rosie behind Rosie the riveter. The woman in the bandana and overalls became an iconic figure during World War II when she went to work building airplanes. The real Rosie was Rose Leigh Monroe, a widowed mother of two. She took part in a promotional film about the war effort and her image and the slogan "we can do it" put her center stage. After the war, Monroe became a pilot, drove a taxi, even started her own construction company. She died in 1997. Now, Paul, a highway in her native state of Kentucky is being named after her.

KANGAS: A truly riveting story.