Rosie the Riveter: Celebrated
ROSIE THE RIVETER DAY
MARCH 21, 2022
Paying tribute to the many women who entered the workforce during World War II.
On December 3, 2020, a bill was signed called the
“Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019.”
“To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, ammunition and other material to win the war, that were referred to as "Rosie the Riveter", in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations.”
IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, AND ROSIE THE RIVETER DAY, THE LIBRARY HAS CREATED SPECIAL IMAGE DISPLAYS AND A BOOKMARK SERIES.
THE DISPLAYS AND BOOKMARKS WITH THE FOLLOWING IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ROSIE THE RIVETERS MAY BE FOUND AT OUR EIGHT GLENDALE LIBRARY LOCATIONS.
The series is sponsored by the City of Glendale Arts and Culture Commission, with funding from the City of Glendale Urban Art Fund.
Library of Congress Research Guides: Rosie the Riveter: Working Women & World War
The female icon of World War II, "Rosie the Riveter" depicted women workers during World War II. This research guide serves as an introduction to primary and secondary resources on this subject both at the Library of Congress and on the Web.
Bancroft Library Oral History Center: Rosie the Riveter World War II American Home Front
In collaboration with the National Park Service and the City of Richmond, the Oral History Center conducted over 250 interviews focusing on the World War II Home Front experience.
A total of forty-four Los Angeles production workers and two Women's Counselors were interviewed for the project; their numbers drawn from some 250 women with whom initial phone interviews were conducted. In life histories that averaged six hours, we traced what their prewar lives were like, their experiences during the war years, and the meaning and impact of their war work experience on their lives
The Real Rosie the Riveter Project
These video oral histories, documenting the stories of real-life "Rosies", are being preserved at New York University's Tamiment Library. Most are full life histories describing early family history, education, employment experiences before the war, wartime work, and life after World War II.
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front
Explore and honor the efforts and sacrifices of American civilians on the World War II home front.
National Women’s History Museum Rosie the Riveter Lesson Plan (for children)
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