Rosie the Riveter was an icon of a propaganda government campaign designed to encourage and allow women to work for the munitions industry, and this was an leadership act of feminism. Rosie the Riveter always showed her characteristics of a leader by encouraging a large number of women to do the male jobs such as operating construction machinery, building airplanes, and so on to support the war, because women can work just as hard as men. Rosie the Riveter was not just one woman, but the society of women protesting for their rights to work in World War II. The act of this feminist campaign contained brilliant leadership skills that lead to this day, giving women more rights. Leadership skills possessed in this situation, and must be possessed …show more content…
According to an article on Encyclopedia, it is stated, “‘Rosie’ represented the superb skill, ability, and patriotism of all U.S women working on behalf of the domestic , industrial efforts on the “home front” during World War II. This reflects Rosie the Riveter’s self-confidence about women’s power and capability since she had proved to the world that women can do and do well what the men can do. Additionally, in the article, “Rosie the Riveter: Real Women Workers in World War II,” on the website The Library of Congress, it states, “She and her partner drove a record number of rivets into the wing of a TBM Avenger at Tarrytown, New York, plant.” Through this textual evidence, the audience can learn that with her self-confidence, Rosie the Riveter did not hesitate to step in the male-dominated fields and did many jobs that were previously done by men to support the war. By reflecting on the textual evidences that were mentioned above, readers can learn that self-confidence is part of leadership and it is one of the steps that leads a person to success because a one cannot do anything if one does not believe that they are capable of doing …show more content…
In the source www.History.com, the article on Rosie Riveter states, “More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, making up 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years).” This shows the readers that the Rosie the Riveter campaign was dedicated to have more female workers, and proves that their dedication got women very far in their human rights to do more than work at home. This shows society that dedication is strong leadership quality that helps goals get accomplished. It is important to note this because when leading, dedication keeps one loyal to the what one must achieve. To conclude, one must acquire the ability to be dedicated in order to be a great leader. Leaders must dominate intelligence in order to be a great leader. In an article called, “Who was Rosie the Riveter?: The American Factory Woman of World War II,” it stated “Rosie was the modern factory girl - a woman who could effortlessly bridge the gap between masculine and feminine.” This quote supports the topic that Rosie the Riveter was intelligent because she can effortlessly do things. This shows that being intelligent is essential in a leader. Mankind perceives that one needs to be clever in order to be a great leader. Consequently, intelligence is a big part in being a successful
In 1943, most women worked as teachers, nurses, or done some sort of domestic labor. Their opportunities were nowhere near as vast as the men’s. This caused the women to feel left out or unequal. Women fought for more equal opportunities as well as equal treatment. This along with their sense of patriotism is what led them to work in these factories. They wanted to be viewed as equal counterparts and have the same opportunities as men during this time. Not as many opportunities were open to the women so they jumped at the chance to widen them when the idea of working in the factories came up. This also paired with their sense of patriotism, making their determination to work stronger. The women knew the men were off fighting for their freedom so this would give them a chance to contribute to the cause as well as help war production. This challenged the views of the workplace as well as the beliefs of where women belonged in the workplace. Numerous men...
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States whom represented the women who worked in factories during World War II, many of whom produced military equipment and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the military. The symbol of feminism and women's economic power was often amplified through Rosie the Riveter. "Rosie the Riveter" was a popular phrase first used in 1942 in a song of the same name written by Redd Evans. Auto factories were converted to build airplanes, shipyards were expanded, and new factories were built, and all these facilities needed workers. While the men were busy fighting in war, women were dominant in assistance. Companies took the idea of hiring women seriously. Eventually, women were needed because companies were signing large, lucrative contracts with the government just as all the men were leaving for the service. The various elements or figures of Rosie was based on a group of women, most of whom were named Rose. Many of these women named "Rose" varied in class, ethnicity, geography, and background diversity. One specially, who's had the biggest impact of all Rosie's was Rose Will Monroe. Rose Will Monroe, the most influential "Rosie" at the time, represented women during World War II by working most of her time in a Michigan factory.
The role of women in American history has evolved a great deal over the past few centuries. In less than a hundred years, the role of women has moved from housewife to highly paid corporate executive to political leader. As events in history have shaped the present world, one can find hidden in such moments, pivotal points that catapult destiny into an unforeseen direction. This paper will examine one such pivotal moment, fashioned from the fictitious character known as ‘Rosie the Riveter’ who represented the powerful working class women during World War II and how her personification has helped shape the future lives of women.
Women have historically been pushed out of the labor market, regardless of their low cost to employers. As Ruth Milkman cites in her work “How Women Were Purged from the War Plants,” the reconstruction of the pre-World War II workforce after the war was the most severe instance of sexual division of labor. According to Milkman, women workers were excluded from heavy industries because there was minimal resistance from the union or women workers and because the Fordist revolution changed the way management appropriated labor. The narrators of “The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter,” however, would more likely agree with Ngai’s ideas about labor policy in Impossible Subjects. According to Ngai and “The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter,”
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These questions are still being studied and debated by historians today. Several books have been written on the subject, including "Rosie the Riveter Revisited" by Sherna Berger Gluck, "The Home Front and Beyond: American Women in the 1940s" by Susan M. Hartmann, and "Creating Rosie the Riveter" by Maureen Honey. Additionally, scholarly articles such as "Working Class Rosies: Women Industrial Workers During World War II" by Sherrie A. Koussoudji and Laura J. Dresser and "Beyond the Feminine Mystique: A Reassessment of Postwar Mass Culture, 1946-1958" by Joanne Meyerowitz have contributed to the ongoing discussion.
The Rosie the Riveter movement was inspired by a group of women in World War II. Woman worked in metal factories while the men fought in war.
The iconic “Rosie the Riveter” image was created in 1942 by the artist J. Howard Miller. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company asked Miller to create an advertisement for their company. He created the image to represent the increase in female workers during World War II and women’s civil rights. Since men were off fighting at war, the woman had to take their jobs. At first, it was only indented for the private use for the company. It wasn’t until the 1970s-1980s that the poster became popular.
The image of “Rosie the Riveter” stand outs in the advertisement as it promotes women strength and feminism but at the same time associates women to the standard gender roles established by society. The use of the image of “Rosie the Riveter” that was a propaganda used to encourage women to do men’s job while they were fighting in the war contradicts with the ideal of the advertisement as it is persuading women to buy the cleaning product as back then their only role was to take care of the kids and clean the house.
Rosie is a strong, muscular, independent women who can complete a job of a male while still being herself. Although she appears to have a masculine build, she is still feminine with her makeup and tight red curls. Her face shield appears as a halo above her, representing how men saw women’s contributions as vital and important. Also, the absence of her wedding ring is indicative of the independence women obtained by making their own income, and supporting themselves. On her blue collar shirt there are many buttons representing her success. On one button is a “V” meaning victory; women have accomplished equal rights and also they won the war. Along the same line, in her pocket appears a white flag meaning surrender, however it is put away, symbolizing women’s efforts in war will continue as long as it is necessary to win. With the American flag hung in the background, this directly links women like Rosie to the success of America in the war effort. Rosie the Riveter reinforces the idea of modern day feminism by showing how she was socially, politically and economically detached, independent and as equal as
The film titled, “The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter”, looks at the roles of women during and after World War II within the U.S. The film interviews five women who had experienced the World War II effects in the U.S, two who were Caucasian and three who were African American. These five women, who were among the millions of women recruited into skilled male-oriented jobs during World War II, shared insight into how women were treated, viewed and mainly controlled. Along with the interviews are clips from U.S. government propaganda films, news reports from the media, March of Time films, and newspaper stories, all depicting how women are to take "the men’s" places to keep up with industrial production, while reassured that their duties were fulfilling the patriotic and feminine role. After the war the government and media had changed their message as women were to resume the role of the housewife, maid and mother to stay out of the way of returning soldiers. Thus the patriotic and feminine role was nothing but a mystified tactic the government used to maintain the American economic structure during the world war period. It is the contention of this paper to explore how several groups of women were treated as mindless individuals that could be controlled and disposed of through the government arranging social institutions, media manipulation and propaganda, and assumptions behind women’s tendencies which forced “Rosie the Riveter” to become a male dominated concept.
When the song came out Norman Rockwell undoubtedly had heard the song, when he painted his Rosie the Riveter that was plastered on every Saturday Evening Post on May 29th 1943, which was Memorial Day that year. Some sources say that Rockwell painted a nineteen-year-old telephone operator Geraldine Hoff, while others say he painted a dental hygienist, Mary Keefe. There was also J. Howard Miller’s painting which is the one most people are more familiar with. Even tough women in the workforce were extremely crucial to the war effort, women rarely earned fifty percent of male wages (History). All the war propagandas urged women to get jobs, saying it was a patriotic duty. There was never any real Rosie, but after the song and the posters the media found any woman that was working and had the name Rose or Rosie and plastered their faces everywhere. One in every four married women that weren’t working before the war was working in 1943 (History). This goes to show the need for women during the war, it also goes to show how much we relied on men before the war, not one factory or defense industry had a women working on the assembly
During the war, men were off fighting for America, and the women were left behind to take over their jobs in the factories. Women proved that they can do almost all of the same jobs as men. Rosie the Riveter, a picture of a woman flexing with a caption of “We Can Do It,” became the symbol for women all across the nation. After the war, years later, women began to receive equal pay for the same jobs that the men were doing. Many other minority groups, such as African Americans, played a huge
Finally, leaders are able to keep everything in perspective. They invest themselves fully but also are able to keep their priorities in order. As a child I never understood anything that my mother did or said but now that I am an adult I realize that my mother had a valid reason for everything she did. My entire childhood my mother has molded me to become a great leader and all the lessons that my mother has taught me I can spread the knowledge to my children. Successful leaders keep it all in perspective because they are able to separate the important from the urgent, and devote their time
A prime example would be Rosie the Riveter, the female industrial laborer who had inspired many women to take the responsibility of supporting the men during wartime. Not only did these women join the military workforce to support the military men, but they also took these jobs as a way of showing that women are capable of doing what men can do. They wanted to enjoy doing “men’s jobs for men’s wages” (Proquest, 1946) by standing out and doing things people thought women cannot do, such as being a mechanic, an airforce pilot, or a shipbuilder. Although after the war ended, most female war workers lost their jobs, but they did show the world that they are capable of doing tasks for men, and that is enough to inspire future generations of young girls to pursue in whatever they find of interest. Another example was the somewhat successful 1934 walkout that 400,000 textile workers from New England and the south demanded recognition of the United Textile Workers. Many of these protesting walkouts helped bring attention to some of the workers’ demands (Proquest, 1946). Although not all demands were met, but those that were, changed the life of that worker and their families by giving them a better and safer working lifestyle. Moving on to an international level, according to R. H. Markham, staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor