Modern Global Communities: US & the World - F & G
Eng & Golding 2016-2017
ORGANIZING THEMES
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F Block_Honors = 13463381 G Block_CP/ACP = 13463395 G Block_Honors = 13463403 username: nshs2016 pw: history11
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The image most iconically associated with Rosie is J. Howard Miller's famous poster for Westinghouse, entitled We Can Do It!, which was modeled on Michigan factory worker Geraldine Doyle in 1942.
But the woman in the painting bore no name. In fact, this picture was not meant to represent Rosie the Riveter at all. Penny Colman writes that "Since the 1970s, this poster has been mistakenly labeled Rosie the Riveter and has been reprinted on posters, magazine covers, and many other items." It wasn't until several years later that the connection was made between the name "Rosie" and the image.
But the woman in the painting bore no name. In fact, this picture was not meant to represent Rosie the Riveter at all. Penny Colman writes that "Since the 1970s, this poster has been mistakenly labeled Rosie the Riveter and has been reprinted on posters, magazine covers, and many other items." It wasn't until several years later that the connection was made between the name "Rosie" and the image.