rosie the riveter presentation by: francesca browne
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Rosie the RiveterPresentation By: Francesca Browne
Work for Females
● 1940-1945: percentage of female workers rose 10%
● war effort
Rosie the Riveter
● US Government campaign
● Goal: recruit for munitions industry
● iconic image during WWII
Impact
● aviation had the biggest increaseo 65% of aircraft force were womeno previously 1%
● most successful recruitment tool● patriotic need for women in the military
Increase in Working Women
Questions
● What was the goal of the recruitment tool Rosie the Riveter?
● Who employed this recruitment tool?● What was the main industry it was
promoting?
Bibliography
● http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/rosie-the-riveter
● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter (used for photo only)
● http://www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/history/herman/reports/futurework/report/chapter3/main.htm