Jeanne Gibson, who at age 18 joined the war effort by becoming a "Rosie the Riveter" to help build Navy destroyers as a welder, died July 29, 2026 at age 100. Seth Doane looks back on the life of a woman who stepped up during World War II. Gibson later earned a Ph.

Source: [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/video/passage-remembering-jeanne-gibson-a-k-a-rosie-the-riveter/)

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