Hometown
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, SHE WORKED IN A MANUFACTURING PLANT, BUILDING HEADPHONES FOR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. SHE WAS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC 'ROSIE THE RIVETER' CHARACTER THAT SYMBOLIZED WOMEN FACTORY WORKERS DURING THE WAR.