War II, but “Rosies” were hard to find. A breakthrough came March 29, 2009, when the Charleston Gazette-Mail ran an advertisement with a picture of Montague’s mother, Jessie Jacobs Frazier, headlined, “Help us find our Rosies.” By January, 2011, 150 women had approached “Thanks!” to tell their stories of work in defense jobs, usually in major cities throughout America, and to do highest quality work. Seeing that many “Rosies” wanted to participate beyond being interviewed, “Thanks!” began to help communities everywhere to find and work with “Rosies” to do projects that assure that their valid legacy will be a guide for today and the future. Today, “Thanks!” has: 1) interviewed at least 200 Rosies, produced a documentary film (funded, in part, by the West Virginia Humanities Council); 2) given awards to many Model Rosie Cities, 3) created 20 projects (music, art, lesson plans, procedures for communities follow), 4) partnered with various groups (e.g., arts, labor, schools, veterans, civic organizations, embassies), and 5) held events (with Allied Nations, the Today Show), and 6) has three books in progress. Quotes most important to the American Rosie MovementTM are: Margaret Meade: "Don't ever think that a small group of committed citizens cannot change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Nancy Sipple, a Rosie: "We pulled together then. We can do it again. It's our only hope." Woody Williams: "We did it together!" References Notes Additional Media Coverage External links Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc. Official The American Rosie Movement's website The WV Rosie the Riveter Project American women civilians in World War II