Matilda Butler: Oklahoma girl grows up to be ‘Rosie’s daughter’

 
BY YVETTE WALKER
Published: April 24, 2011

Matilda Butler may not have as recognizable a name as Rosie the Riveter, but she’s spent the last several years educating others about the famous World War II icon. She believes living in Oklahoma as a teen helped form her eventual interest in a group of women she calls “Rosie’s Daughters” — women born during the World War II era — and their contributions to this country.

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