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A Woman to Know: Naomi Parker Fraley

I didn’t want fame or fortune, but I did want my own identity. — Naomi Parker Fraley

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Aug 12, 2019
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I didn’t want fame or fortune, but I did want my own identity. — Naomi Parker Fraley

(image via Wikimedia Commons)


Naomi Parker Fraley was our real-life Rosie the Riveter.

A photo of Naomi (probably the one above) inspired the iconic “We Can Do It!” poster. At the time, Naomi and her sister joined the war effort in Alameda, California, tying their hair ba…

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