Richmond, CA – In a desolate corner of Port Richmond, dozens of women wearing polka dot handkerchiefs and waving lampshades have volunteered to spend the past two weeks trying to bring history together.
The victory of SS Red Oak was the 747 surviving ships raised at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond during World War II.
Now a group of women are led by welders who know very well what it feels like to try to pursue a male-dominated career and are volunteering to restore the boat.
Apprentice welder Melissa Tanzillo did a project for SS Red Oak victory.
These volunteers “prove that women build this ship and push the torch forward and show our youth that these industries are a viable profession for women.”
Like nearly every ship that worked hard, the victory of the Red Oak was built partly by women who were called in the industrial mad factory work to replace the men transported overseas to fight in the war.
Overall, these women are known as “Rose” for the iconic symbol “Rosie the Riveter”, and she celebrates in the song (“She is making history, working for victory, Rosie (Rosie), Rosie (Rat-aa-Tat-tat) rivets”), and depict a woman in a poster with a red polka-dotanna who uses a red round scarf, and a woman who uses a red polka-dotanna with Slogan.
1. SS Red Oak Victory’s tool room on board. 2. Custom Rosie is the rivet hat for the Victory Boat Revival Project.
The women worked in welders, plumbers and other posts held only by men and produced war supplies in record clips. For example, the Red Oak victory was generated within 88 days.
It is estimated that More than 18 million women Contributing to the war effort. After World War II, many women were fired, paving the way for returning to men. Women have disappeared from industries such as decades of massive welding.
Most of the ships they built have been abandoned.
But the victory of the Red Oak is the new life of the museum ship. Today, she sits in a remote location in the port of Richmond. She hosted a tiki bar and theater on the cargo held on one end, and an exhibition about Rivet Rossi on the other end.
1. Tanzillo and other Volutneers are recovering SS Red Oak’s victory. 2. Evan Hastings helped move the tubular section with a forklift during recovery.
But her shape is far from the shape of a ship. For example, the steel on the top deck is barely rusted, which is so dangerous that museum guests cannot step on it. History lovers and Richmond boosters have long cultivated the dream of changing her to, and then moving her to a new location near the port of Richmond Ferry Terminal, where she can attract more visitors. The location will also be next to Rosie/World War II National Historic Park next to Rosie.
Not everyone in Richmond approved the handling of the ship. Richmond Mayor Tom Butt says it will Too expensive and complex to move a shipbelieves that these funds will be better used for other recovery efforts.
But no one objected to the Red Oak victory that needed some TLC. The modern Rosie Rivet Rennae Ross needs to achieve this.
After a day of recovery work, Nicci Whetam volunteer Nicci Whetam is with Rennae Ross, a commercial agent at Local 342, Left, Left Left Left 342, Left Left Left Hand 342, Local Makers Local 549.
Ross, 43, is a trade welder and appears in a male-dominated career because it is not uncommon for her to be the only female on the job site.
She induces the portrait of Rosie the Riveter and is involved in the Riveter/World War II situation of Rosie National Historic Park and its associated Rosie The Riveter Trust. Located in the Richmond Waterfront along the more exotic location of Red Oaks, the museum celebrates the war at home.
Through this work, Ross visited the Red Oak victory and was frustrated at seeing signs of disrepair. She hatched the idea of having a female welder repair her. The idea joined Steam after Ross was a group of people at Rosie’s The Riveter Trust, who went to Washington, D.C. to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor on behalf of women working on the Family Front.
“We have the opportunity to respect them and what they do,” Ross said. “They built it and we’re here to make sure it stays in the future roses of America.”
Ross wore her work clothes – because after all, she was welded on the boat. But she also wore a dot turban and a red dot welding helmet, and the Jessi Combs Foundation presented modern roses, which is dedicated to bringing more women into the industry.
Ross added that after she was involved in the project, she learned that her great-grandmother Helen had worked at Caesar Shipyard.
“I don’t even know,” Ross said. “It’s really encouraging.”
