Posts Tagged ‘Kaiser Shipyards’
Richmond’s Living Legends
“Rosie the Riveter” is the iconic symbol of female independence and strength, celebrating the female workers who played a pivotal role in World War II shipbuilding. The museum, operated by the National Park Service, features photographs, films and educational exhibits all about the welders and other skilled trades taken up by women after the men went off to war duty.
Morrison was one of the “Rosies,” and they are still contributing. Now, they tell first-hand accounts of working at the shipyards just a few yards away.
Read MoreGovernor Brown signs landmark Fair Pay legislation in Richmond
Governor Brown signed a bill into state law Tuesday in Richmond, signaling what sponsors portrayed as a milestone in the decades-long battle for equal pay for women.
Read MoreShipyard exhibit brings wartime art to life
A new exhibition of rarely seen prints by California artist Emmy Lou Packard opened Saturday in Richmond, offering visitors a glimpse of one of the Bay Area’s most noteworthy 20th century artists at work during World War II.
Read MoreRichmond mosque remains closed, leaders hope to reopen soon
It’s been over a month since Richmond fire officials plastered a red-tag at the entrance of the Masjid Noor mosque, giving the religious leaders a long list of safety violations that must be repaired before the building can be reopened.
Read MoreRichmond Museum of History
Richmond Confidential gets a tour of the past from Donald Bastin, Executive Director of the Richmond Museum of History.
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