Wendy is a hero from World War II. She helped end the war, just like millions of other Americans, but her story has been ignored. The media and educators are scared of this story. They believe, wrongly, that if they honor the over 450,000 Manhattan Project workers, that they in turn, are implying that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were honorable too. This is absurd, but it is a stubborn perspective, which helps perpetuate this injustice of history.

Tuesday, March 21st. was the first National Rosie the Riveter Day. This is a worthy day of celebration. We all know the crucial role Rosie played in ending World War II.

But Rosie had a sister in arms who has been totally ignored. These are the thousands of women who worked on The Manhattan Project and in turn, helped bring a very swift end to World War II. National Rosie the Riveter Day is a perfect opportunity to expose this injustice of history. 

Rosie and Wendy have storylines which are identical. One is celebrated in our nation's history, while the other languishes in the shadows of condemnation. Each March Wendy must be led out of the shadows into the sunlight of celebration and praise. We owe it to her.