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