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August 15, 2023

How To Get a New D.C. Memorial Constructed

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How To Get a New D.C. Memorial Constructed

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During World War 2, women took on roles as codebreakers, pilots, butchers, and farmers to aid in the war effort. These women are “Rosies” like Rosie the Riveter. College student Raya Kenney has been trying to get a memorial to these women built in DC for half her life — since she was 11. She explains what it takes to get a new monument constructed.


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