We Can Do It!: Female Achievements in the Workplace Since World War II

Join The National WWII Museum as we pay tribute to these women and commemorate National Rosie the Riveter Day by hearing from local, modern-day trailblazers about their experiences in the workforce, with a historical overview given by Kim Guise, Senior Curator and Director of Curatorial Services.

March 21, 2022, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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+ Add to calendar 2022-03-21 6:30:00 PM 2022-03-21 7:30:00 PM America/Mexico_City BB's Stage Door Canteen 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 We Can Do It!: Female Achievements in the Workplace Since World War II Join The National WWII Museum as we pay tribute to these women and commemorate National Rosie the Riveter Day by hearing from local, modern-day trailblazers about their experiences in the workforce, with a historical overview given by Kim Guise, Senior Curator and Director of Curatorial Services.
Location: BB's Stage Door Canteen
945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Cost: Free
A 5:30 p.m. reception precedes this event.

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The wartime image of Rosie the Riveter—a working woman serving sleeves-up on the Home Front—has become an icon for strong women across many US industries. During World War II, millions of those "Rosies" blazed a path by taking factory jobs traditionally occupied by men. More than 80 years later, women are now leaders in industries and fields that were only dreamed of before and during World War II.

Join The National WWII Museum as we pay tribute to these women and commemorate National Rosie the Riveter Day by hearing from local, modern-day trailblazers about their experiences in the workforce, with a historical overview given by Kim Guise, Senior Curator and Director of Curatorial Services.

Moderator and panelist information:

  • Moderator: April Dupre, Anchor at WWL-TV and Founder of Footprints to Fitness
  • Sonia Perez, President AT&T Southeast States and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of The National WWII Museum
  • Cynthia Lee Sheng, Jefferson Parish President
  • Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, Interim Commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and Athletic Director of Dillard University
  • Colonel Sheila Varnado, USA, Ret., President of the Advisory Committee to the USO and the African American Military History Museum, Hattiesburg, MS
  • Anne Teague Landis, CEO of Landis Construction
  • Adrinda Kelly, Executive Director of be NOLA - Black Education for New Orleans
  • Jennifer Boland-Masterson, Director, Michoud Operations Space Launch Center for Boeing

Registration is not required but is preferred. For those unable to watch the program in person, it will be livestreamed and available online after the program concludes. For more information, contact Maggie Hartley, Director of Public Engagement, at maggie.hartley@nationalww2museum.org.