Sited in a city park at the former site of Shipyard Number 2, the memorial design drew from shipbuilding blueprints to inspire sculptural elements along a walkway the length of a Liberty Ship. Photo: Lewis Watts
The Memorial design employs abstracted forms of Liberty ships in sculptures reminiscent of the prefabricated vessels assembled by shipyard workers. Photo: Lewis Watts
Graves developed a partnership event with California Department of Employment that brought young people to the Memorial to learn more about union jobs and to meet real life "Rosies."  Members of Tradeswomen, an organization that works to bring
Visitors continue to leave mementoes at the memorial, such as this military insignia placed at the knees of a woman riveter. Photo: Lewis Watts
Imagery incorporated into the sculpture drew from local and national archives, as well as community engagement events organized by the project. Photo: Lewis Watts
The memorial walkway serves as a timeline for events on the home front and features brief statements from interviews conducted with women who worked at the Richmond shipyards. Photo: Susan Schwartzenberg
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