Rosie the Riveter

There are 24 hours in every day, everyone can chose what they do with those 24 hours given to them. For example, one person might read a nice book by the fireplace while another could be coming up with a plan to make their country great again. Adolf Hitler quickly rose to power and spread his beliefs while using social media across Germany. He advocated the perfect human, what they looked like, and how the Jewish people were to blame for everything. Adolf stole the citizenship of every Jewish…

deemed "too much" for women. With the shortage of people for the workforce, the government began to promote women to join the workforce, using propaganda such as Rosie the Riveter. The Rosie the Riveter poster created a huge vision for women, from the design to the meaning, this propaganda played a huge role for women. The design of the Rosie shows a muscular woman worker, wearing a bandana on her head. The muscles associated with the woman gave a woman a sense of strength, for the reason that…

exactly what a woman needs, for it gives her that dignity that best suits her dependence” (Atwater qtd. in Welter 244). This is a terrible generalization because religion was not always what made a person happy, which can be seen through the iconic Rosie the…

During World War II, every nation used propaganda posters to encourage support and participation by its citizens. The Allies created many types of propaganda to encourage citizens to purchase war bonds, to join in the conservation efforts, and for women to fill the critical jobs on the home-front while the men were serving on the front lines. Allied propaganda also served the purpose of boosting public morale when it looked like the Axis might win the war. The most infamous propaganda of the…

and war supplies. These women essentially replaced the male workers who were in the military. These 'Rosies' were seen as strong, serious and competent women, who were able to work the heavy jobs that were only reserved for men before. The 'Rosie the Riveter' image symbolized the vital importance of women workers. Many women began working outside the home for the first time. Media propaganda urged American women to get a job that would help America to win the…

the painting, Rosie No.1 painted by Tim Okamura are two texts that effectively reflect the theme of inner strength and confidence in women and as such, should be included in the third instalment of the “Visions” series of textbooks. The poem, Phenomenal Woman is from Phenomenal Woman: Four Poem Celebrating Women which is a book Maya Angelou published in 1995. The 2014 illustration, Rosie No.1 is an oil painting of a figurative, strong African American woman. Phenomenal Woman and Rosie No.1…

During the 1920s and the 1930s American was in a state of depression as a result of the stock market crash and bank failures. This drove many Americans into a state of poverty and devastation, this was called the Great Depression and in 1939 World War 2 began. This was one of the darkest periods of time for the world as everything was thrown into chaos. Tempted to stay out of the war, the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, brought the U.S. into World War 2. Even though the war was…

Rosie the Riveter was used as an icon to get women to respond to the need of workers and to make them feel as if they too can do the work that their husband did. But when men came back to do their usual work, so would women. This infuriated women who felt they had more to offer than caring for babies all day, so Rosie the Riveter became a feminist icon to help them progress. By now, Stanton and Mott had already ignited…

lack of males. Persuaded by wartime propaganda and patriotism, women joined the workforce again. The government went out of their way to persuade women into the workforce. They created multiple campaigns to boost women in the workplace such as “Rosie the Riveter,” which is now a famous icon and feminists symbol. According to the Metropolitan State University of Denver, “the percentage of married women working outside the home increased from 13.9 to 22.5.” and about half of them worked in defense…

Women proved that one does need to be masculine to perform heavy duty jobs like welding. Women did not want their femininity to be undermined, because they worked at jobs that was overpopulated by men (Dubois and Dumenil 2016, 526). Rosie the Riveter represented the whole abstract of feminism,and a hard worker, and that she could be both (Dubois and Dumenil 2016, 526). The war brought independence. All women, married or single, who worked in war jobs or industries had a taste of it. Beatrice…