End of an Era.

By Scarlett Harris ¶ Posted in Feminism, In the News ¶ Tagged Rosie the Riveter, Sady Doyle, second-wave feminism ¶ Leave a comment

Geraldine Doyle, the inspiration for the WW2-era Rosie the Riveter poster, has died aged 86.

Her likeness was a huge part of the second-wave feminism movement, and her death marks “the end of an era”.

R.I.P.

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