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the one who hammered modern skylines together, then hammered the workforce open for women.
means A worker who fastens metal plates together with rivets, especially in shipbuilding, bridges, and the steel skeletons of skyscrapers.
from From "rivet," the metal bolt that's hammered through holes in two plates and then flattened on the far end so it can't slip back out. The word traces to Old French "river," meaning to fasten, clinch, or fix in place — possibly from a Germanic root tied to the idea of driving something fast. Add the agent suffix "-er" and you get the person who does the fastening. The trade lent its name to one of the 20th century's most famous figures: Rosie the Riveter, the wartime poster icon who put a face — and a flexed arm — to the women who streamed into factory work while the men were at war.
- world war
- Rosie made riveter a feminist battle cry
- loud work
- pneumatic rivet guns hit deafening 100-plus decibels
- team sport
- took four people to set a single rivet
- red hot
- rivets were heated, tossed, then slammed in glowing
- replaced
- high-strength bolts and welding made them obsolete
rosie the riveter — iconic wwii female factory worker symbol, 1943 propaganda campaign representing over 65% of aircraft industry workers
empire state building riveters — workers who riveted the 60,000 tons of steel frame, completed in 1931 in just 410 days
brooklyn bridge riveters — crews who hand-riveted the massive steel cables and towers, 1869-1883, one of the first major riveted structures