Geraldine Doyle | |
|---|---|
 Hoff in 1942 at age 17 | |
| Born | July 31, 1924 Inkster, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2010 (aged 86) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Known for | Disproved claim to be the model for the "We Can Do It!" poster |
| Spouse |
Leo H. Doyle
(m. 1943; died 2010) |
| Children | 6 |
Geraldine Hoff Doyle (July 31, 1924 – December 26, 2010) was an American woman who had been widely and mistakenly promoted in the media as the possible real-life model for the World War II era "We Can Do It!" poster, later thought to be an embodiment of the iconic World War II character Rosie the Riveter. However, it was later shown that the 1942 news wire service photograph likely depicts another young war worker, Naomi Parker.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ "Michigan Woman Who Inspired WWII 'Rosie' Poster Has Died : The Two-Way : NPR". NPR. 2015-09-09. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ "Museum Collections, U.S. National Park Service -". museum.nps.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ "All This and Overtime, Too - 42-62386550 - Rights Managed - Stock Photo - Corbis". www.corbisimages.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.