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    May 16, 2013

    Rep. Bacchiochi wins big for ‘Rosie the Riveter’ wartime women

    Rep. Bacchiochi wins big for ‘Rosie the Riveter’ wartime women
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    HARTFORD – When the nation’s patriots rallied around the war effort in 1941, some left high school to join the military and supporting industries – including women in factories. Some of those women never had the opportunity return to high school and receive their diplomas.

    On Thursday, State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi sought to change that.

    Rep. Bacchiochi, R-Somers, was joined by other legislators in offering an amendment to House Bill 6624 that addressed a previous oversight prohibiting these women workers from receiving their high school diplomas.

    “Over 3 million women worked in war plants and factories during World War II, and many left high school to serve in this capacity,” said Rep. Bacchiochi, a member of the legislature’s Veterans Committee. “The passage of this amendment will allow individuals who fall into this category to request a diploma, just as veterans are currently allowed to do. I see this as the ‘Rosie the Riveter’ effort, and I was happy to be a part of helping the women who did so much for this country.”Rosie The Riveter Poster 121503 rosieriveter

    The amendment, a bipartisan effort made up of 30 legislators, allows boards of education to award diplomas to anyone who withdrew from high school prior to graduation to “work in a job that assisted the war effort during World War II, December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946,” and has been a resident of the state for at least 50 years. The minor revision to the education statutes has no added cost to taxpayers.

    H.B. 6624, which the amendment was attached to, made minor, technical changes to the state statutes. It passed unanimously.

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