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I n the 1940s, "Rosie the Riveter" was one of the most powerful women in the country – the icon of every woman who rolled up her sleeves and went to work in in- dustries vacated by the men who went to war. A real-life rendition of Rosie was Peggy Man- sfield, who worked at Marinship, welding tank- ers. On a lark, she and her friend Masie went to Sausalito to look for work, and were quickly welcomed by the ship- yard. "That was 70 years ago, when I was just 16," says Mansfield, "but I remember it well. When they said they needed welders, I didn't know what they were talking about, but I said, 'Oh, yeah; I could do that.' Training took two months, but after three weeks we were out on the yard. Welding a ship together is like sewing a hem in your dress; 2 LIVE IT UP! SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2014 SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL continued on page 3 Jitterbugging with Rosie the Riveter Peggy Mansfield went from the shipyard to the dance floor President & Publisher Gary Omernick 831.648.1192 gomernick@santacruzsentinel.com Vice President of Advertising Dan Krolczyk 831.646.4301 dkrolczyk@santacruzsentinel.com Sales Manager Susan Pryce 831.706.3274 spryce@santacruzsentinel.com Circulation Director Mardi Browning Shiver 706.3265 mbrowning@santacruzsentinel.com Internet Director Mike Blaesser 429.2413 mblaesser@santacruzsentinel.com SCS SalesTeam Martin Garcia Mary Jo Mann Ronald Kaplan Joyce Davis Jay Peters Gabe Sanchez Kathy Kolaski Jackie White Section Design Greg Borrego Ad Design Madelaine Hairrell Miguel Lopez facebook.com/scsentinel @scsentinel By Lisa Crawford Watson bigstock photo

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