She Can Do It: In a 1943 article written during World War II, Life magazine profiled Helen and her work at the Marietta, Ga., plant that built B-29 bombers. She was 80 years old. (Ed Clark/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
She Can Do It: In a 1943 article written during World War II, Life magazine profiled Helen and her work at the Marietta, Ga., plant that built B-29 bombers. She was 80 years old. (Ed Clark/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)