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Standards Links: Reading Comprehension:
Follow simple written directions.
J. Howard Miller was an artist
hired by the Westinghouse
Company to produce a poster that
would make Rosies feel proud and
work hard. His poster has the
headline, "We Can Do It," meaning
that together, the workers could
help support the war effort and win.
In September of 1943, many major
magazines created covers and
advertisements featuring some
version of Rosie the Riveter to
encourage more women to enter
the work force.
Draw exactly what you see in
each of the boxes at right in the
empty boxes at left to recreate
this famous poster.
hen America entered
World War II, many men
left their jobs to ______
in the armed forces. Factories that
once produced cars and trucks,
canned foods and appliances instead
began to produce the airplanes,
ships, __________ and weapons that
would be needed.
During the World War II years
(1941–1945), women changed
_________ by taking on jobs that
traditionally men had done. Women
began to weld, operate heavy
______________, work on
assembly lines, perform other
factory work and sometimes even
___________ a plane.
There was no one person
named Rosie the Riveter.
"Rosie the Riveter" was
the name of a 1942 song
about a hard-working
woman in a factory. This
popular tune soon had
people calling any woman working in a factory by
the nickname "Rosie the Riveter." Even today, the
women who performed those jobs during WWII are
known as "Rosies."
Standards Links: History: Students understand the people, events, problems and ideas that were significant in creating the history of our country.
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