Everyone is familiar with the “We Can Do It!” Rosie the Riveter poster from World War II. Rosie repr
Everyone is familiar with the “We Can Do It!” Rosie the Riveter poster from World War II. Rosie represented the countless American women who went into the factories and helped build the planes and materials needed by the US military and the “Arsenal of Democracy” to win World War II. Later, she became known as a feminist icon, proving women could do the same jobs as men.Now, the factory that made Rosie famous is in danger. The Willow Run Bomber Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan where 40,000 workers, mostly women and minorities, made 8,600 B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft (at peak production, one bomber was rolled out of the factory every hour). could be coming to its final chapter of history. In response, the Save the Bomber Plant campaign has been created to preserve a critical portion of the plant, and then use it to tell the amazing story of Willow Run to future generations as well as provide an exciting new permanent home for the Yankee Air Museum and its historic flyable WWII-era aircraft.To do this, they need YOUR help! The Yankee Air Museum needs $1.5 million by MAY 1 to meet their $8 million mark to save their piece of the plant. Demolition of the 5 million square foot plant has already begun, so this money is desperately needed to save “our” 175,000 square foot portion. If only 30,000 people gave $50 each, or only 7,500 gave $200 each, we’d reach our goal!For more information on the history of the Willow Run Bomber Plant and the Yankee Air Museum, follow the links below and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONATE! We can do it, but only with your help!SaveTheBomberPlant.orgYankeeAirMuseum.org -- source link