Rosalind “Roz” Walter, the inspiration for the “Rosie the Riveter” persona, died Wednesday at the age of 95.

Walter grew up in a wealthy home on Long Island, New York, but when World War II broke out, she decided to join millions of other women and work in a factory to help support the American war effort, according to the New York Times. She was a riveter who worked the night shift at a plant in Connecticut.