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North Dakota ‘Rosie the Riveter’ awarded Congressional Gold Medal

The 100-year-old former ship-parts worker was honored for World War II manufacturing service with the nation’s highest civilian award.

DAWSON, N.D. — A 100-year-old Steele resident received a Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Saturday. April 11, for being one of millions of American women who joined the defense industry during World War II. Irene Sprague grew up working for her family farm near Tappen. She was just 16 when she left her home for Bremerton, Washington, to manufacture ship parts for the U.S. Navy. Women who entered the manufacturing and defense industries…

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Grand Forks Herald broke the news on Monday, April 13, 2026.
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