Women Rivet Heaters at Puget Sound Navy Yard

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Description

Women riveters pose for the camera at the Navy Yard in Puget Sound, Washington. Taken on May 29, 1919, a generation before the more famous World War II image of “Rosie the Riveter,” this photograph shows women working in industrial jobs traditionally filled by men, just as women did during World War II.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Women's Bureau.

National Archives Identifier: 522877

Full Citation: Photograph 86-G-11F(7); Photograph of Women Rivet Heaters at Puget Sound Navy Yard; 5/29/1919; General Photographic File, 1893 – 1945; Records of the Women’s Bureau, Record Group 86; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/women-rivet-heaters/, July 5, 2026]

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