







Former WWII workers Priscilla Elder, 91, left, who was worked in drafting, Marian Sousa, center, 85, who worked as a electrician, and Marian Wynn, 85, who worked as a welder, smile aboard the USS Iowa in Richmond, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 during a ceremony on the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. These women were commonly known as "Rosie The Riveters," during WWII, for those women who worked during the war effort. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Former WWII worker Marian Sousa, 85, who worked as a electrician, smiles aboard the USS Iowa in Richmond, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 during a ceremony on the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. These women were commonly known as "Rosie The Riveters," during WWII, for those women who worked during the war effort. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)