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posters showing Rosie at war work
Norman Rockwell used the Rosie name for his cover for the May 29, 1943 Saturday Evening Post, which depicted a model, Mary Doyle Keefe, not the original Rosie Monroe. Keefe was paid $5 a day for two mornings' sittings. On May 22, 2002, Rockwell's painting of Rosie the Riveter was auctioned by Sotheby's for $4,959,500.
Women who worked in factories.
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II, many of whom worked in the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and war supplies.
"Rosie the Riveter" was actually not a single woman, but rather a symbolic name given to the female work force in the United States to encourage women to join the effort in "serving on the home-front." However the picture on the Propaganda posters is actually modeled after a female worker of the time.
The purpose of Rosie the Riveter is to tell women that we can be strong and we can help out in World War 2
posters showing Rosie at war work
Rosie the Riveter was the lady on the posters the government used to encourage women to work factory jobs. These jobs were necessary to produce the supplies the war needed.
I believe you are referring to Rosie the Riveter who encouraged women to participate in the war effort during WWII.
The female icon who represented woman who worked in factories during world war 2 in order to fill the vacancies left by the men enrolled in the service was Rosie the Riveter. She did not only represented feminism but also women's economic power.
"Rosie the Riveter" was one of the best-known symbols of government propaganda to attract women workers during World War 2. She represented the women who worked in factories and shipyards to support the war effort while the men were away fighting.
Rosie The Riveter
The duration of Rosie the Riveter - film - is 1.25 hours.
Rosie the Riveter was patriotic wartime propaganda. It was not a political advertisement.
Norman Rockwell used the Rosie name for his cover for the May 29, 1943 Saturday Evening Post, which depicted a model, Mary Doyle Keefe, not the original Rosie Monroe. Keefe was paid $5 a day for two mornings' sittings. On May 22, 2002, Rockwell's painting of Rosie the Riveter was auctioned by Sotheby's for $4,959,500.
Rosie the Riveter. She just died in recent weeks at 90 something.
Rosie the Riveter represented the women who went to work in the factories while the men were off fighting during World War II. The majority of the work was to keep the armed forces supplied during the war.