WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rosie the Riveter, the first icon of the feminist movement. Following the start of World War II in 1939, there was a huge depletion of the industrialized workforce. As men left their positions to enlist in the army, the need grew for women to fill the void by joining the job market.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. About 300, 000 women were employed in War Department activities in November 1943.

Detailed explanation-5: -Though Rockwell’s image may be a commonly known version of Rosie the Riveter, her prototype was actually created in 1942 by a Pittsburgh artist named J. Howard Miller, and was featured on a poster for Westinghouse Electric Corporation under the headline “We Can Do It!”