Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park is located in Richmond, California along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, where industrial shipyards supported wartime production during World War II. The park preserves sites associated with the Kaiser Shipyards, which produced cargo vessels and naval ships essential to Allied military logistics.
The wartime industrial expansion drew workers from across the United States, including large numbers of women who entered industrial employment for the first time. The cultural symbol “Rosie the Riveter” became associated with women working in manufacturing roles that contributed to wartime production.
The preserved sites illustrate the economic and social transformation of the American home front during the mid-twentieth century, reflecting the relationship between industrial production, migration, and social change in the San Francisco Bay Area.
