Teaching resources featuring “Rosie the Riveter” are now available that focus on women’s role in World War II. The fictional character represented the quintessential female worker: loyal, efficient, and patriotic. A song entitled “Rosie the Riveter” became very popular in 1942. Norman Rockwell’s image on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on May 29, 1943 was the first widely…

Rosie the Riveter