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Sixty years ago, thousands of women from Thunder Bay and the Prairies donned trousers, packed lunch pails and took up rivet guns to participate in the greatest industrial war effort in Canadian history.
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Rosies of the North (French-language title: Riveuses du nord) is a 46-minute Canadian documentary film made in 1999 by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and directed by Kelly Saxberg.
The National Film Board of Canada documentary, Rosies of the North, traces the story of a group of women whose lives were changed by their experiences. They describe with wit and humour their role in the production of the Hurricane and Helldiver fighter planes.
Nov 10, 1999 · Overview. They raised children, baked cakes... and built world-class fighter planes. Sixty years ago, thousands of women from Thunder Bay and the Prairies donned trousers, packed lunch pails and took up rivet guns to participate in the greatest industrial war effort in Canadian history.
Rosies of the North Our goal is to bring to life the stories and experiences of the extraordinary women who built Hawker Hurricanes and Curtiss Helldivers at the Canadian Car and Foundry factory in Fort William, ON, during the Second World War.
Oct 15, 1999 · Rosies of the North: Directed by Kelly Saxberg. With Ray Brickwood, Victor Cowie, Nancy Jane Drake, Martine Friesen. The story of the contribution of women in the Canadian wartime aviation industry during World War II.
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The National Film Board of Canada documentary, Rosies of the North traces the story of a group of women whose lives were changed by their experiences. They describe with wit and humour their role in the production of the Hurricane and Helldiver fighter planes.
