USA HISTORY

____ was the great symbol of the campaign to hire women.

(A) Lady Liberty

(B) Susan the Savior

(C) ** Rosie the Riveter

Concept note-1: -Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of the participation of women in the war effort during World War II.

Concept note-2: -Rosie the Riveter came to be a symbol of all women working in the war industries during World War II. After the release of the song inspired by Rosalind, the image of Rosie the Riveter became further cemented in the public imagination in large part due to the circulation of illustrations and propaganda.

Concept note-3: -Since the 1940s Rosie the Riveter has stood as a symbol for women in the workforce and for women’s independence. Beginning in 1942, as an increasing number of American men were recruited for the war effort, women were needed to fill their positions in factories.

Concept note-4: -Millions of women during World War II stood up when their country needed them, entering the workforce to fill gaps left by men who were fighting the war. These women, popularly known as “Rosie the Riveters, ” worked in factories, shipyards and elsewhere in defense production.

Concept note-5: -In the workforce, Rosie the Riveter and the rest of the WWII war campaign urging to bring women to work, provoked massive changes in work regulations-from shifts, to clothing, to bathroom space. Women working outside of domestic life were accepted, encouraged, and looked upon as patriotic during a short period in time.