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melissa basso

Rosie the Riveter - History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts - 0 views

www.history.com/...rosie-the-riveter

feminism civilrights WWII military women

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  • American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during World War II
  • as widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force. Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. "Rosie the Riveter," star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for the munitions industry, became perhaps the most iconic image of working women during the war
  • 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.
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  • In May 1942, Congress instituted the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, later upgraded to the Women's Army Corps, which had full military status.
  • In addition to factory work and other home front jobs, some 350,000 women joined the Armed Services, serving at home and abroad.
  • In movies, newspapers, posters, photographs and articles, the Rosie the Riveter campaign stressed the patriotic need for women to enter the work force.
  • One of the lesser-known roles women played in the war effort was provided by the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. These women, each of whom had already obtained their pilot's license prior to service, became the first women to fly American military aircraft.
  • melissa basso on 04 Nov 13
     
    History.com displays a very informative set of videos, images and articles discussing the meaning behind "Rosie the Riveter", the iconic image associated with gender equality. World War II marked the beginning of changes in gender ideologies as women found themselves carrying out duties that were typically filled by men. Women were also called to the war and the empowerment of a revolution began. 
Jacqueline Alley

The Class-Domination Theory of Power - 0 views

www2.ucsc.edu/...class_domination.html

#class #america #Power Elite #GreatDepression

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  • Jacqueline Alley on 07 Oct 13
     
    This article discusses the idea that those with money have power. The article explains how upper class went to private schools, held large banquets/tea parties, and think they are better than everyone and therefore know how to govern better. The upper class controlled large corporations through stocks. The articles defines the Power Elite, people who tend to dominate American policymaking. This group includes bureaucratic, corporate, intellectual, military, and government elites who control the principal institutions in the US. Their opinions and actions influence the decisions of the policymakers.
eugene yates

'Revolutionary Love: I am Your Worst Fear, I am Your Best Fantasy', 2008 - 0 views

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#gender #tanyaleighton #revolutionary

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  • eugene yates on 06 Nov 13
     
    This site memorializes how in 2008 100 people converged on the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. The speakers gave addresses that focused on the relationship that exists between gays in the military and the political system overall.
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