Geraldine Doyle

Geraldine Doyle (née Hoff; July 31, 1924 – December 26, 2010) was an American woman who had been widely and mistakenly promoted in the media as the possible real-life model for the World War II era "We Can Do It!"

Because she was a cellist, Doyle feared a hand injury from the metal pressing machines, and left the factory after having worked there for only two weeks.

In 1984, Doyle came across an article in Modern Maturity magazine which showed a photo of an unidentified young war worker at a turret lathe.

image remains an icon and appeared on a 1999 postage stamp as part of a World War II series produced by the U.S.

[14] Geraldine Hoff Doyle died on December 26, 2010, in Lansing, Michigan, as a result of complications from severe arthritis.

Geraldine Doyle claimed to have been the model for the " We Can Do It! " poster.