Naomi Parker Fraley

Naomi Parker Fraley
Parker in 2017
Born
Naomi Fern Parker[1]

(1921-08-26)August 26, 1921
DiedJanuary 20, 2018(2018-01-20) (aged 96)
Occupation(s)War worker, waitress
Known for"Rosie the Riveter" in "We Can Do It!"
Spouses
  • Joseph Blankenship
    (divorced)
  • John Muhlig
    (died 1971)
  • Charles Fraley
    (m. 1979; died 1998)
    [1]

Naomi Fern Parker Fraley (August 26, 1921 – January 20, 2018) was an American war worker who is considered the most likely model for the iconic "We Can Do It!" poster.[2] During World War II, she worked on aircraft assembly at the Naval Air Station Alameda. Though Geraldine Hoff Doyle was initially credited as the subject of the iconic poster, a popular photograph of Fraley operating a machine tool at the Naval Air Station is now believed to be the inspiration.[3]

After the war, she worked as a waitress in Palm Springs, California, and married three times. She died aged 96 in 2018, survived by her son and six stepchildren.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nyt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gunter, Joel (2018). "Mystery real-life Rosie the Riveter dies". BBC News. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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  4. ^ Kopf, Adam Pasick, Dan (January 27, 2018). "The riveting story of wartime propaganda that became a feminist icon". Quartz.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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