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Geraldine Hoff Doyle

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nown to most as "Rosie the Riveter," for years Geraldine Doyle was unknowingly a symbol of women's independence and the war effort in WWII.

Timeline

Birth- Jul 31, 1924
Inkster, MI

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Gender
Female
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1942
Employment: Employer
a factory near her home
Employment: Place
Inkster, MI
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1942
Employment: Position
metal presser
Employment: Position
cellist

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Talent
cellist
Talent
singer
Education: To
Jan 1, 1942
Education: From
Jan 1, 1942
Education: Place
soda fountain and bookstore

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Death- Dec 26, 2010-Age: 86 years
Lansing, MI
Complications from arthritis

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Other Facts

Father
Cornelious Hoff
Mother
Augusta

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Also known as
Rosie the Riveter

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Created:Dec 30, 2010

Modified: Sep 30, 2021

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