The Life And Times Of Rosie The Riveter at Life

The Life And Times Of Rosie The Riveter. The life and times of rosie the riveter. David weisman is currently directing the video portion of an online oral history project for the conservation history association of texas, www.texaslegacy.org.

It’s a 40th anniversary screening for this documentary, which introduced viewers to five women who took stereotypical men’s jobs during world war ii, giving rise to the cultural icon of the film’s title — the archetypal woman whose labor kept america moving while a generation. Rosie the riveter was born — the symbol of working women during world war ii. As compared to the men’s wages for the same job, women were paid lower salaries.

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Many work opportunities were open to women, even pushed by propaganda to support the war so that it may end soon. Men were sent off to help with the war leaving women to help bring up contributions to the war. For the economy, it was exactly needed after the depression. Five women tell their stories.