House approves bill to create National Mall memorial

(JNS) — Rosie the Riveter may get a spot on the National Mall in Washington.

The House of Representatives, without dissent, approved legislation for a memorial on or near the Mall to honor the women who took up jobs traditionally held by men when the latter went off to fight World War II.

Congress approved such a memorial in 2022, but Tuesday’s vote authorized its placement on the Mall, the grassy area between the U.S. Capitol and Lincoln Memorial and the site of numerous demonstrations in the nation’s capital.

It would join the memorials to World War II, Korea, Vietnam veterans and others alo...