Rosie the Riveter was a nickname given to the women (mostly 17–19 year old girls) who flooded American, Canadian and British factories at the beginning of and during WWII. read more
Rosie the Riveter was a nickname given to the women (mostly 17–19 year old girls) who flooded American, Canadian and British factories at the beginning of and during WWII. Males were called into duty by the millions and left vacancies in factories everywhere. read more
Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II, and she became perhaps the most iconic image of working women. American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during the war, as widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force. read more
According to Emily Yellin, author of Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II (Simon & Shuster 2004), Rosie the Riveter first appeared in 1943 in a song by a male singing group called The Four Vagabonds. read more