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Episode 1802
Original air date: 9/25/2007
The Real Rosie
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| Description: | “Rosie the Riveter” represented the spirit of female independence and echoed the values associated with the American work ethic. But what most Hoosiers may not realize about the famous World War II poster is that Rosie was from Clarksville. We’re heading there to look at the life of the real Rosie and find out how her image became such a powerful symbol for American women—not only in the 40s, but also today. |
| Credits: | Tiffany Eggers |
| Location: | Clarksville |
Introduction
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| Description: | Lloyd Wright, CEO and President of WFYI opens the 2 part season premier for Across Indiana. |
| Location: | Indianapolis |
Indiana’s First Lady of Flight
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| Description: | In 1929, a barnstorming pilot swooped in for a daring landing over a cornfield in tiny Grabill. Seven-year old Margaret Ringenberg watched from the back seat of her father’s car as the plane completed its aerial acrobatics. The pilot then came over and offered Margaret a ride.
She knew then and there that she would commit the rest of her life to flying. And along the way, she would test and deliver aircraft to military bases during World War II and redefine the role of women in the aviation industry as Indiana’s “First Lady of Flight.” |
| Credits: | Todd Gould |
| Location: | Grabill |
Freddie Shaffer’s ‘Victory Sweethearts’
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| Description: | Needless to say, America’s entry into the Second World War marked the beginning of one of the most dramatic and tense times in our nation’s history. Music was the country’s outlet—a way to escape the troubling times we faced. Among those musicians who were reaching out to the American people was an unusual act from our state—an all-girls swing band from Frankfort, led by the charismatic big-band leader, Freddie Shaffer. |
| Credits: | Todd Gould |
| Location: | Frankfor |
A Smile From Home
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| Description: | There are nearly 10,000 graves at the American Cemetery in Normandy, France. Only four of them are the final resting place of women. One of them was from Mishawaka. This is her story—as told by a special guest narrator who should know a little something about being a woman in a man’s world: Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman. |
| Credits: | Jim Simmons and Gary Weir |
| Location: | Mishawaka |
Conclusion
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| Description: | Micheal Atwood closing remarks and thanks the 'Greatest Generation'. |
| Location: | Indianapolis |
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