Rosie the Riveter

The United States officially entered World War II on December 8, 1941 right after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Japan was after the Naval Fleet and ground bases at the attack because they thought it would keep America out of the war. America joined their allies already in the fight, China, France, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and many other countries. This war had tremendous support and involvement from its countries citizens and some even believe that…

In a systematically patriarchal society that encourages and enforces heteronormative demeanors, we are influenced to accept the notions that our sexual interactions are confined to not only the polarity of male and female genders but additionally to the underlying prescriptions of heteronormativity. Due to the queerphobic overtones within society it becomes essential for queer individuals to assume the standard gender roles within a civilization that produces fear and angst through its…

Sex is everywhere. It’s in TV shows, music, movies, on the radio, and especially advertisements. A lot of researchers have found that sex is the best thing that sells to people. Many people listen with their eyes which means that they make decisions based on looking instead of listening most of the time. Not only have researchers found that sex sells, but they have concluded that women are the best sellers of sex. Advertisements did not always contain sexual suggestions and intentions. However,…

In 1910, Alice Paul introduced the idea of militancy to the women’s movement. She was exasperated by the conservative methods being used and decided to take matters into her own hands. Paul organized a march of 5,000 women on Pennsylvania Avenue the day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration in 1913. The crowds were outraged by the women’s public display of defiance and showered the marchers with burning cigarette butts and harsh comments. This upset the NAWSA, National American Women Suffrage…

Feminism and femininity seem to be opposites in the cultural landscape of the United States of America. In popular culture, feminism can be interpreted in two different ways: the definitive interpretation and the social interpretation. Feminism as definition is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” (Merriam-Webster). The definitive interpretation of feminism is what it actually is, a movement of gender equality. Socially, feminism can be synonymous to misandry…

There are many different platforms in history in which people created magnificent pieces of literature like, Walt Whitman’s O Captain! My Captain! or even the ever popular Rosie the Riveter “We Can Do It” poster, that have such a strong rhetorical impact. This impact also extends past the time they were popular but also into the current age because of the effective context that ethos, pathos and logos are used. Sinners In The Hands Of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards is one of the most…

Anyone who knows me is aware of the fact that I have an enchantment with strong women. I 'm not sure why exactly, but maybe my background and the fact that I used to outwardly acquiesce so easily is part of the reason why I am fiercely supportive of women who follow their passions no matter the obstacles in their way. Add that to my fascination with history, and it was no suprirse that I found FlyGirls and Hilary Prentice. Hilary is the producer of this "work in progress," and earlier this…

“December 7th 1941, a date that will live in infamy.” Said by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt two days after the Pearl Harbor attack. One of the largest attacks in American history and the main reason the United States entered battle in World War II. After the attack, the American people looked to the leader, who was enter his fourth term as president, for advice and what was going to happen to their country. Roosevelt gave many speeches before, that were broadcasted on the radio. He…

in relation to men. I will present a few barriers women experience and use the Textbook’s information to better understand how to overcome those obstacles before I fall victim to them. Women are relatively new to the labor force. The iconic Rosie the Riveter represents a movement that encouraged women to enter the workforce during World War II, to…

Nonwhite women went from suffering in a society based on intentional racism and sexism in the Reconstruction Era to suffering in a society that is ignorantly racist and sexist in the Noughties Era as a reaction from the Civil Rights Act. Nonwhite women in America endured a hardship that is doubly difficult then the groups they can be categorized in. Nonwhite women had to endure certain racists act longer than nonwhite men, and had to endure sexist practices longer than white women. Nonwhite…