WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Propaganda to get women inspired to help with the war effort.
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An undercover spy who helped trap Hitler and led to his suicide.
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The first female fighter pilot for the US
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The first woman to run for president
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rosalind P. Walter was one of the many women to pitch in during World War II, working on an assembly line as a riveter on Corsair fighter planes in Connecticut, a Daily Mail report said. She and women like her were the inspiration for the 1942 song ‘Rosie the Riveter’ and the subsequent ‘We Can Do It!
Detailed explanation-2: -The character of “Rosie the Riveter” first began as a song inspired by war worker Rosalind P. Walter. After high school, 19 year old Rosalind began working as a riveter on Corsair fighter planes at the Vought Aircraft Company in Stratford, Connecticut.
Detailed explanation-3: -In line with the “Rosie the Riveter” image, women were recruited to step into jobs in production lines supporting the war so the men could fight. Recruiting campaigns during the war urged women to enter the workforce as part of a patriotic duty to their country.
Detailed explanation-4: -To accomplish this end, the U.S. Office of the War produced a variety of materials designed to convince these women to enter into war production jobs as part of their patriotic duty. Rosie the Riveter was part of this propaganda campaign and became the symbol of women in the workforce during World War II.
Detailed explanation-5: -The “Rosie the Riveter” movement is credited with helping push the number of working women to 20, 000, 000 during four years of war, a 57 percent jump from 1940.