Stoneridge Creek Resident Recalls Her Time as a Rosie the Riveter

When Glennis Green thinks back on her early 20s, memories appear of airplanes, hard work and the slogan, “We can do it!” She was one of the 310,000 women who joined the workforce during World War II, and is now considered a “Rosie the Riveter.”

Glennis, now 93, started working when she was 19 years old. At that same time, her husband was sent to fight in World War II.

For two years she attached fuel tank covers to the wings of planes in a factory in Buffalo, New York. She did this from sun up to sun down, all while wearing the iconic uniform of a jump suit with her hair pulled up in a snood. While she never set foot overseas during war time, she helped defend her country by building planes. It was a job and a career she was very proud of.

Glennis is now a resident at Stoneridge Creek, a senior living community in Pleasanton. She enjoys sharing her stories with others living at the community, as well as with her family members who live nearby.