1. The Story of Rosie the Riveter
... a propaganda film called "Glamour Girls of '43". These factors were used to show women that performing industrial tasks and using machines was as easy as daily housework: Instead of cutting the lines of a dress, this woman cuts the pattern of aircraft parts. Instead of baking a cake this woman is cooking ... , and even fashionable still. (Evans 222) This all helped women feel more at ease with working outside the home, and even attractive. Another incentive to taking an industrial job was that this type of employment was like a man's job, for a man's pay. Industrial jobs were also n...
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