The life and times of Rosie the riveter

the life and times of

rosie the riveter

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter is a war, but instead of bombshells, we see stereotypes fall as the government mobilized 18 million women to take over traditional male jobs during World War II.

"Rosie the Riveter" was one of the songs written to glamorize working women. It's popularity died when the boys came marching home, and wartime Rosies found pink slips in their slots.

Women who for years were welders and machinists returned to low-paying cafeteria serving lines, clerical and domestic work if they could find it. Many had babies and stayed home.

Attending a Rosie the Riveter Reunion in 1974, Connie Fields decided to document their story. After interviewing 700 Rosies, Fields filmed Wanita Allen, Gladys Belcher, Lyn Childs, Margaret Wright and Lola Weixal describing their efforts to gain acceptance on work sites as women and Blacks.

Discrimination was most obvious to the 3 Black women when they applied for work....