World War II ( Wwii )

World War II brought difficulties in the economic side of things. When the war ended, reduction in the consumption meant that less jobs for the people. Additionally, Americans’ were unemployable because of jobs not being

‘Rosie the Riveter’ is the name of a fictional character which was created to represent and symbolize the millions of real women who were encouraged by the North American government to join the work force in factories, munition plants and shipyards during World War II, while most men were called to duty to serve in the army during the war.

Rosie the Riveter is considered a feminist icon in the US. During the nineteenth and twentieth century feminism grew big they fought for the equal rights of women, against domestic violence and abortion rights. More than a poster Rosie the Riveter was known to represent a real woman. According to the Encyclopedia of American Women Rosie relates the closest To Rose Will Monroe who worked as a riveter at the Willow Run Aircraft factory in Michigan and build airplanes such as the Boeing 29 also known as B-29 and B-24 bombers for the Us Army Air force. As hard as she tried to achieve her dreams and accomplished them Rosie became Rosie the Riveter and was an ideal for many. Not only does this poster stand up for women but it’s important because it increased the number of women working, 22 million in 1941 that’s a 57% increase. Another organization was the ninety-nines, an international association of

The poster Rosie the Riveter was created for the Saturday Evening Post May 29, 1943 for the Memorial Day issue. The artist J. Howard Miller created one of the most iconic posters of all time. The Rosie the Riveter poster was made as propaganda to encourage women to join the workforce, as the men fought in World War 2. The meaning behind the poster Rosie the Riveter has stayed the same throughout time, giving women a sense of entitlement. It intentionally made women motivated to do their part and to support the war and join the workforce. The poster did wonders as women headed to the factories. They were needed, so women put their work boots on and went to work, as the men went off to war. Rosie the Riveter was the face if a new generation of women by giving them the chance to be independent. This helped create mass social change. As men headed back to work they were

Howard Miller was hired by Westing House Company’s, War production committee to create a poster for the war efforts. He used pathos to express a women with confidence and beauty to show people a woman can be beautiful and work in factories, he also used the slogan, “we can do it” this is using ethos to show that they had the capabilities to go above and beyond what any person believed they could do, they proved that they had the skill and determination to accomplish the jobs in the factories. Although maybe not a true celebrity like people we may consider famous, the author uses Geraldine Doyle in the propaganda poster “we can do it”, she was a factory worker in Lansing, Michigan. She died on December 26, 2010 at age 86. She was remembered as an unwitting feminist hero as a model for the ionic poster of WWII. On this poster Geraldine became known as Rosie the riveter, as did many of the women in that time, there was also a Rosie the Riveter song out in 1942. Soon after, the once fictional ‘Rosie the riveter’ came to life, her name was Rose Will Monroe, widow with 2 girls, and she moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan to work in the aircraft factory, she was noticed during a bond drive at the factory and was asked to do bond commercials, although she never capitalized on that, she was always known as a feminist icon. After the war she didn’t go back to being a house wife, she had a variety of jobs such as taxi driver, hair salon operator, and she even opened her

World War II changed the lives of many Americans overnight. Men, women, children, everyone was impacted by it in one way or another. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese, the United States made the decision to enter World War II and fight back. World War II gave those who were discriminated against better opportunities. World War II impacted many Americans especially Latinos, African Americans, and women. Even though they were all discriminated against equally before World War II, during World War II Latinos and African Americans had a more positive experience than women.

The role of women in American history has evolved a great deal over the past few centuries. In less than a hundred years, the role of women has moved from housewife to highly paid corporate executive to political leader. As events in history have shaped the present world, one can find hidden in such moments, pivotal points that catapult destiny into an unforeseen direction. This paper will examine one such pivotal moment, fashioned from the fictitious character known as ‘Rosie the Riveter’ who represented the powerful working class women during World War II and how her personification has helped shape the future lives of women.

Even though Rosie the Riveter is an image frequently synonymous with the contemporary women’s movement, she was not designed to promote social change or improve the role of women in the workplace during World War II. In reality, she was promoted as the ideal female worker and was patriotic, confident, capable, and beautiful in a large propaganda campaign by the United States government. Since the war caused many men to answer the call to serve in the military, both at home and abroad, the United States was faced with the urgent challenge of recruiting women into the workforce. Rosie the Riveter was their solution to this problem.

There was a time in the United States when women were told they could do anything a man was capable of, and they did. During World War II men were fighting in battlefronts and women were joining the “Rosie the Riveter” movement that had a huge impact on the ideal of women. Today many historians state that America’s war material production wasn’t going to be enough to fight World War II if Propaganda campaigns wooing women were not made, in fact over 6 million women took part to the industrial miracle of America from 1942 to 1945. To help the expansion of America’s labor force, government and industries promoted job opportunities with posters or cartoons. World War II posters helped to mobilize a nation. Inexpensive, accessible, and ever-present

“Rosie The Riveter”- The propaganda made during WW2 was a symbolic icon for women on the home front to take up jobs to help support the war going on in Europe. These women would take up new jobs that they possibly have never done before. That is why Rosie is showing her bicep, to honor the strength of the women on the home front. Rosie is also used as a symbol of women’s economic power and feminism.

Rosie the Riveter was a metaphoric figure used to represent the strength, dirty jobs, and work women provided for the war effort. Penny Colman states “Rosie the Riveter was supposedly based on Rose Bonavita, a riveter in the United States.”

Being an ordinary American citizen, I was affected greatly from this period of time of harsh war. Thousands of men were drafted into the war. Since I am a women, I was allowed to have a larger role in the workforce in place of the men who were fighting for the United States. However, older children had to step up and help their families by doing household chores. ("Impact on Soldiers”). My career as a business manager skyrocketed throughout this period. Other women also participated in community service jobs, such as nursing and the Red Cross which benefitted society. Many female jobs were created due to the war, such as waitressing. ("Social Effects of the War”). The impacts of the war on American women are extremely significant and helped

     By 1933 millions of Americans were out of work. Bread lines were a common sight in most cities. Hundreds of thousands of people scoured the country in search of food, work, or a roof. There was a popular song from this era known as “Brother, can you spare a dime (Modern)?” A big step that happened for the unemployed were the Civilian Conservation Corps, a government program that brought relief to men between the ages of 18 and 25. The Conservation Corps gave jobs to young men in work camps across the country for about $30 per month. There were about 2 million men that took advantage of these jobs (The Great Depression). These men took part in a variety a jobs that included: planting trees, elimination stream pollution, creating game and bird sanctuaries, and conserving natural gases. For the other part of society work relief came in the form of the Civil Works Administration. These jobs consisted of ditch digging to highway repairs to teaching. Civil Works Administration was created in November 1933 and was ceased in the spring of 1934. Roosevelt continued to offer unemployment programs that offered pay (America).

World War II (WWII) had an immense effect on the United States; culturally, economically, and industrially. Although no battles were fought on American soil, the war affected all phases of American life. Among the infinite of changes experienced by Americans during this time, there was a big shift in the industrial complex, a re-imagining of the role of women in society, and economic boost. Social shifts began to shape a new national identity which would change the country forever.

During the war in the 1940s, an aggressive media campaign urged more than six million women into the workforce. It is astonishing seeing each year; there were better accomplishments that women were making. Many learned new techniques such as working in steel plants, shipyards, and lumber mills. Sports also became a new and admired era in this time. The famous “Rosie the Riveter”, “We Can Do It!” was a part of the governor campaign that brought women into the workplace during the war. Following the end of WWII, most of these jobs went back to the men, and women were encouraged to either return back home or find a “female” job. This reveals that women were used. They were only needed when most of the men were in the war. In