Rosie the Riveter

The morning of December 7, 1942 is when the role of Rosie the Riveter all began. The surprise attack caused a devastating loss of lives and the destruction of several U.S. warships and airplanes. That is when President Roosevelt made the courageous decision and called the United States to war. With American men enlisting in the war effort, the work force instantaneously diminished. Then, the question was brought up, “Who would “man” the assembly lines in the factories to produce the necessities for

Rosie the Riveter was a fictional character that was created to encourage women to join the work force during World War II. Men were sent off to war and they left production jobs, factory jobs, and many other positions that needed to be filled. Unprecedented numbers of women entered the world of work, marking the beginning of a major movement of women in industry. The United States on the Eve of World War II: In December 1941, the United States' economy was still recovering from the hard-hitting

Topic: Rosie the Riveter General Purpose: To Commemorate Specific Purpose: To Commemorate Rosie the Riveter Thesis Statement: Although Rosie the Riveter is a fictional character, she was made into a role model out of desperation, and ended up becoming an inspiration to so many women, and essentially became a face of change for women in our society. I. Introduction A) Attention Material: How can a fictional character, originally inspired from a few women, not only become a proud representation of

Rosie the Riveter In order to get more women to join the workforce during World War II, the government used a variety of tactics to motivate them. Propaganda posters of a character named Rosie the Riveter was one of the most successful ways. Rosie the Riveter represented all the women who worked in defense industries, in factories and shipyards, to fill the positions of men who were fighting in the war. Rosie the Riveter was used as an effective tool for propaganda to get women into the workforce

Another name for the “We Can Do it!” war poster would be Rosie the Riveter which speaks in a historical and social way. Back then, around World War II this poster was created in order to represent that women could replace men in the workforce because they can work just as well. Now a days, Rosie turned into a feminist icon for the purpose of making women feel greater in many ways, especially when it comes to inequality. Rosie the Riveter was created by an artist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania named

“Rosie The Riveter”Transformation Into a Feminist Symbol It all started in 1939 when World War II broke out. Men were being recruited to go to war and were leaving their jobs. Who was going to take over for them while they were gone? This is when the Rosie The Riveter campaign came in. Rosie The Riveter was first a symbol of propaganda to get women and teens to join the workforce during World War II. Between 1940 and 1945 the workforce increased by 10%. Then later on in the 1980’s the Rosie The

“Rosie the Riveter” is the star of a campaign that targeted to rise up the number of female workers in the field of factories and workforce during the World War II. That was the first time the number of female workers has gone up that high in the history of American Women. “Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home”, (Histroy.com Staff). After few

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

The "We Can Do It!" Propaganda advertisement featuring Rosie the Riveter is a well known poster created in 1943 to encourage woman to take the place of jobs that had traditionally been held by men who worked in factories. Although Rosie was a fictional character, the women who inspired her character were real, as well as her effect on the women's work field and the woman's empowerment movement. Rosie the Riveter created a pathway for woman to start working in the men's workforce, including working

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. II. BODY To understand the significant changes within the role of women, it’s important to