Rosie the Riveter

by Penny Colman

Overview

An account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never held a job, entered the work force in 1942-45 to help the United States during World War II. Their unprecedented participation changed the course of history for women, and America forever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780780783430
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	09/01/1998
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Readers picking this up for a biography assignment will be in for a surprise. The muscular, red-haired woman presented so formidably on the jacket (it's a reproduction of a Norman Rockwell painting) represents many women, not just one. What Colman actually offers is a solid overview of the role women played in the wartime workplace. Black-and-white photos, including many posed public relations shots, and quoted material drawn from magazines of the period lend a wonderful flavor to the portrait of stateside World War II America. Colman looks at the jobs women took, the impact women had on the workplace, and what happened to working women at war's end, but what's most interesting is her discussion of the public relations campaign that not only "wooed" women into the workplace, but also sought to change firmly entrenched attitudes about women's role in society. A chronology and an extensive bibliography are appended.

Stephanie Zvirin