In recognition of International Women’s Month, please join us for a screening of the documentary, Rosie the Riveter, and a discussion revolving around the impact of WWII-era female workers leading to the eventual women’s liberation movement and the iconic slogan, “We Have Come a Long Way, Baby.”

Guest Facilitator Barbara Spinelli

Barbara Spinelli is a former senior leader in a global insurance company working in NYC. She holds a BA in Business and a MS in Organizational Leadership. For the last 15 years she has worked in the Freeport Memorial Library running a business center for entrepreneurs and provides one-on-one career counseling to individuals. In addition, she facilitates the Library’s monthly memoir group where a number of members have published their work. She has a deep connection to the Rosie the Riveter history as her mother worked in a defense factory making parachutes for the Air Force during WWII and her mother’s name was Rosie!