Rosie the Riveter

Just a few years after the last global conflict, the Second World War began. World War II was the most deadly and most widespread war in history. World War II was the most significant period of the 20th century. It brought about major leaps in technology and increased groundwork which permitted post-war social changes. WWII also made changes in the civil rights movemen, and the modern women’s rights movement, and also the programs for exploring outer space. The main opponents were the Axis…

era as women experienced life independently. When the men returned home from war in 1945, they reclaimed their jobs in the labor force temporarily dominated by women. Women were extinguished from jobs outside the home, and no longer looked to Rosie the Riveter for inspiration. Seeking occupational satisfaction, many women sold Tupperware at in-home parties and gave birth to children. Ultimately, these decisions resulted in unprecedented population growth known as the “baby boom”, as well as an…

On December 7, 1941 the United States was forcefully launched into World War II by the attack that the Empire of Japan had set in motion. Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, with her blue waters and tropical greenery is a beautiful gem of the Pacific Ocean. On “a date that will live in infamy” Japanese pilots proceeded to blitz the presumed “non-torpedo-able” harbor in a maelstrom pulse of terror. Japanese Zeros with their arsenal of modified torpedoes assaulted, destroyed, and…

productive effort that began in 1940 gave women the chance to do industrial work. As millions of men entered the military services, the government and the work industry waged a campaign, with posters of “Rosie the Riveter,” to get women to work in the factories and the workforce. “Rosie the Riveter” was a propaganda poster urging women to join the workforce. Men can do it so women can too. For the first time women were working in the industries of America. As men were shipped out to fight in…

husbands needed ammunition to fight World War II, so women worked in factories to help the war effort. Many females played dual roles as they worked outside the home and took care of their homes and families while their husbands were away. Rosie the Riveter was considered a heroine. Her “We Can Do It” attitude empowered women. Problems arose for women when the war ended in 1945. Men returned from war and wanted their normal lives back. They also wanted their jobs back. Some women…

We Can Do It? During the years of World War II, Rosie the Riveter proudly stated to all of the American females that “We Can Do It.” Rosie was referring to jobs that, since the men were off to war, women had to do to keep the country going. Eventually, the men came back from war and it was like starting from scratch. The ideals of “a woman 's place” came back into play and ever since, women have been working hard to do It, whatever that means for them. Looking at how far the world has come in…

Lynn Peril’s Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons argues that the construction of gender roles prompt women and men to fulfill distinct cultural positions. Peril addresses how women were bombarded with guidelines on “how to act like a lady” from the moment they were conceived. This frightening bombardment took a part in numerous aspects of women 's lives from the 1940’s to the 1970’s and was regularly driven by advertisements pitching girls ' versions of house-cleaning supplies…

The Effect of World War 2 on American Women They never saw it coming, but women's lives and roles in society would be forever altered by the second world war. Many women had to join the workforce for the very first time, and others had to fight for our country alongside their men. Because of these changes their home lives would also never be the same. Many women had to pay for child care because they had a full time job, which meant that they couldn’t watch after their children as much(Bryant).…

Under symbols like ‘Rosie the Riveter’ the 20th Century was monumental in the movement toward a society with civil liberties. It is because of this past that we can ask, is a lack of civil liberties an issue today? The simple answer to that question is no- the Civil liberty issues of the American past have been resolved because we have achieved racial equality, women’s suffrage, and we’ve already gone through the worst we will go through in a long time. First, American civil liberties are no…

The war forced americans to take more active roles in society. It changed the way the world worked and ushered us into a new generation. Women began to work,the entertainment industry changed and everyone’s way of life changed as well as how they used resources,how they interacted with each other and how they saw the world. The dynamic of family,the way foreigners were treated and the opportunities offered, forever changed who we were as a nation. The war turned society upside down and changed…