Wednesday, June 19, 2002
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Wednesday, June 19, 2002 |
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Burch students recreate Rosie the Riveter
Fifth-graders at Robert J. Burch Elementary showed off their best Rosie during the school's first "Rosie the Riveter" contest. As part of their studies of World War II and life on the home front, students learned about the role American women played to help the United States win the war. One person they learned about during their studies was Rosie Will Monroe, whose high-profile role as "Rosie the Riveter" in promotional films and on posters pushed women to take jobs during World War II. With bandanas on their heads and rolled-up sleeves, all fifth-grade girls took their turns recreating the famous Rosie pose of a balled fist and flexed arm muscle. The entire fifth grade voted on the pose they thought represented the best Rosie. Hannah Braswell was chosen as the winner. The Rosie image became synonymous with thousands of women who took defense industry jobs, working factory positions usually held by men. The Encyclopedia of American Economic Industry credited the "Rosie the Riveter" movement with helping push the number of working women to 20 million in four years of war, a 5.7 percent jump from 1940.
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