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"Rosie
The Riveter"
 This is the original Rosie the Riveter; the famous one is on the homepage Rosie
The Riveter is an
icon for all women,
she is representing 6 million
women who
worked in factories during world war II. They did it
while
the men were off fighting
for the war. She is considered a
feminist
icon of the US. She represented women's
economic power to
come. Rosie
the Riveter's slogan was featured in newspapers,
magazines, and
posters.
The Rosie slogan was painted by J. Howard Miller. Rosie inspired women to join the workforce. They are still unsure if she was inspired by a real women or not but there was a real women named Rose Monroe that was like Rosie. She wasn't discovered before the posters were made though, and she died at the age of 77.
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