Women's work in factories during the war was essential. They were recruited with images of strong women like Rosie the Riveter. And it wasn't just in America.
Picture of Rosie the Riveter: this is the famous World War II war effort poster.
A collection of images of World War II posters, showing women in many different roles: in the military and on the homefront. Also includes a few other World War II homefront photographic images.
A brief summary of the documentary,
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, with discussion questions and information on ordering the videotape (page and ordering information may be out of date).
NPR audio segment from June, 1997, honroing Rose Will Monroe, who had just died at age 77. Includes an interview with Monroe's daughter.
Near the bottom of this page: the controversy over a woman's picture on a poster about giving away secrets carelessly.
World War II posters encouraging women to contribute to the war effort by working in the defense industries. Curriculum unit and related resources. Rosie the Riveter poster is included.
Women Ordinance Workers (WOW) helped make the US effort possible and successful. Video clip and period illustrations.
Photograph of Enola O'Connell, only woman welder at Heil Co., Milwaukee, 1943.
One Rosie the Riveter shares, through her granddaughter, some recollections of the war years.
Information on Rosie the Riveter and the National Historical Park in Richmond, California, honoring women who worked in war jobs during World War II.
The focus here is on women who became streetcar conductors, railroad workers, taxicab drivers and other manufacturing and operating jobs in industry, while the men wee away at war. Includes general statistics: "Between 1940 and 1945, the number of female workers rose by 50 percent...."
A statement by Denis P. Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service, on the establishment of this park in California, including background information on the war service of more than 100,000 men and women.
Students in the Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School, Providence, Rhode Island, developed this oral history site on the role of women in World War II.
A history of the Army's Alabama production plant, built to support World War II, and which employed many women. The article details the impact of the factory of life for women, and also discusses some issues of race in the employment of women in the factory.
