Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the 6 million women who manned the manufacturing plants which produced munitions and material during World War II while the men (who traditionally performed this work) were off fighting the war. This "character" is now considered a feminist icon in the U.S., and a herald of women's economic power to come.

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Rivet - Cultural icon - United States - Manufacturing plant - Munitions - World War II

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The image most iconically associated with Rosie is J. Howard Miller's famous poster for Westinghouse, entitled We Can Do It! (at left), which was modeled on Michigan factory worker Geraldine Doyle in 1942.

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J. Howard Miller - Westinghouse - Michigan - Geraldine Doyle - 1942

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However, the character in this painting was not named. Subsequently, a song by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb, entitled Rosie the Riveter, was released in early 1943. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/rosie-transcript.html The final connection between the name of Rosie and the character was made by Norman Rockwell for his eponymous cover for the May 29 1943 Saturday Evening Post, which depicted a different Rosie who was nevertheless recognisable as a spiritual sister of Miller's character. http://www.rosietheriveter.org/painting.htm It is not clear whether Rockwell had seen the Miller poster.

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Redd Evans - John Jacob Loeb - Norman Rockwell - May 29 - 1943 - Saturday Evening Post

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