Rosie the Riveter Day
As an ASVAB tutor, I enjoy presenting various military holidays and anniversaries in my blog. Today, March 21, is Rosie the Riveter Day. On this day, we remember the hard work and sacrifice of women in the workplace during World War II. During the war, women took many new jobs and replaced the men who joined the military. About 5 million civilian women served in the defense industry during World War II. Rosie the Riveter was a poster of a female factory worker flexing her arm muscle. The poster held the words “We Can Do It!” The poster was put out by the War Production Coordinating Committee. The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp with the image of Rosie the Riveter on it. In 1942, a song called “Rosie the Riveter” was written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb. Norman Rockwell, the artist, included an illustration of a female riveter with the name “Rosie” on her lunch pail. During World War II, women who worked on producing tanks, ships, planes, and other materials were called “Rosies”.
