A Vermont Humanities Council Speakers Bureau Sponsored Event: Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 2:00pm The Bridgewater Historical Society is hosting Carrie Brown: "Rosie's Mom Forgotten Women of the First World War" at the Bridgewater Historical Society's old brick schoolhouse located at 12 North Bridgewater Rd, Bridgewater, VT. The presentation is free and open to the public. Refreshments provided.

One hundred years ago, a full generation before Rosie the Riveter, women rolled up their sleeves and entered war industries where they had never been welcome before. They ran powerful machinery, learned new skills, and faced the sullen hostility of the men in the shops. In this illustrated lecture, historian Carrie Brown reveals their courage and their hard work, and explores how these women helped shape the work that their more famous daughters would do in the next World War.