WHAT:

To celebrate Women’s History Month, the City of Henderson will debut its newest art installation on Thursday, March 23, honoring Magnesium Maggie, a nickname given to a group of hardworking women who played a critical role in the magnesium industry during World War II.

Magnesium Maggies were trailblazing women who worked as machinists at the Basic Magnesium Plant in Henderson and drove forklifts, handled ingots, operated machinery, and worked over molten metal.

Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero and Assistant City Manager Stephanie Garcia-Vause will be joined by McCaw STEAM Academy Mighty Miner Student Ambassadors and Clark County Poet Laureate Angela M. Brommel, who will recite a Magnesium Maggie poem at the ceremony.

The Swing it! Girls, a vintage vocal trio, will also perform sounds of the 1940s to celebrate and welcome Magnesium Maggie.

For more information, visit cityofhenderson.com.

WHO:

Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero
Henderson Assistant City Manager Stephanie Garcia-Vause
McCaw STEAM Academy Mighty Miner Student Ambassadors
Clark County Poet Laureate Angela M. Brommel
The Swing it! Girls

WHEN:

Thursday, March 23
9 a.m.

WHERE:

Proctor Judicial Park
243 S. Water St. 
Henderson, NV 89015