This poster is part of the campaign reminding citizens not to waste food....Descriptive Information.TitleOf course I can!; I'm patriotic as can be - And ration points won't worry me!Author or CreatorUnited States. War Food Administration14 more rows
Naomi Parker FraleyNaomi Parker Fraley might have spent years in oblivion, but she finally got the spot she deserves in a scintillating legacy. It was her image that triggered the idea for an icon that remains highly relevant and respected to this day. Now that's an accolade one can't let go of.
Naomi ParkerKimble obtained the original photographic print, including its yellowed caption identifying the woman as Naomi Parker. The photo is one of a series of photographs taken at Naval Air Station Alameda in California, showing Parker and her sister working at their war jobs during March 1942.
In the 1970s, women from the second-wave feminist movement rediscovered "Rosie the Riveter" and transformed the WWII era propaganda poster and her slogan "We Can Do It" into a symbol of women's empowerment that has been carried across the generations and onto the banners of the contemporary feminists marching in the ...
Naomi Parker Fraley – The “Real We Can Do It” Girl. Revealed in 2009. The then 89 year old woman behind an iconic feminist poster finally stepped forward.
Based in small part on a real-life munitions worker, but primarily a fictitious character, the strong, bandanna-clad Rosie became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history, and the most iconic image of working women in the World War II era.
J. Howard Miller'sNorman Rockwell created this image for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, May 29, 1943. J. Howard Miller's illustration initially had no connection with someone named Rosie. Miller created "We Can Do It," as an employee of Westinghouse as part of the national campaign in the U.S. to enlist women in the workforce.
Though displayed only briefly in Westinghouse factories, the poster in later year has become one of the most famous icons of World War II. As women were encouraged to take wartime jobs in defense industries, they became a celebrated symbol of female patriotism.
"Rosie the Riveter" was an iconic poster of a female factory worker flexing her muscle, exhorting other women to join the World War II effort with the declaration that "We Can Do It!" The “We Can Do It!” poster was aimed at boosting morale among workers in the World War II factories producing war materiel.
Publicity campaigns were aimed at encouraging those women who had never before held jobs to join the workforce. Poster and film images glorified and glamorized the roles of working women and suggested that a woman's femininity need not be sacrificed.
The poster reads, “Do the job he left behind,”–the “he” seems to be referring to a spouse who is overseas fighting or elsewhere working toward the war effort.
In the workforce, Rosie the Riveter and the rest of the WWII war campaign urging to bring women to work, provoked massive changes in work regulations—from shifts, to clothing, to bathroom space. Women working outside of domestic life were accepted, encouraged, and looked upon as patriotic during a short period in time.
"Rosie the Riveter" was an iconic poster of a female factory worker flexing her muscle, exhorting other women to join the World War II effort with the declaration that "We Can Do It!" The “We Can Do It!” poster was aimed at boosting morale among workers in the World War II factories producing war materiel.
Rosalind P. WalterSince entering the cultural zeitgeist in 1942, many women have claimed to be World War II-era poster icon “Rosie the Riveter,” but only one could claim to be the original. Her name was Rosalind P. Walter. She died Wednesday, the New York Times reported.
On January 20, 2018, less than two years after finally getting recognition as the woman in the photograph—thought to be the inspiration for the World War II-era poster girl “Rosie the Riveter”—Naomi Parker Fraleydied at the age of 96.
Artist J. Howard Miller produced this work-incentive poster for the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. Though displayed only briefly in Westinghouse factories, the poster in later year has become one of the most famous icons of World War II.
A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.
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Main Title: "Of course I can! : I'm patriotic as can be-- and ration points won't worry me!"
A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.
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