Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Women of World War II in American Popular Graphic Art

(Part of the CultureAmerica Series)

by Donna B. Knaff

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The iconic bicep-flexing poster image of "Rosie the Riveter" has long conveyed the impression that women were welcomed into the World War II work force and admired for helping "free a man to fight." Donna Knaff, however, shows that "Rosie" only revealed part of the reality and that women depicted in other World War II visual art--both in the private sector and the military--reflected decidedly mixed feelings about the status of women within American...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0700619666

ISBN13:9780700619665

Release Date:December 2013

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Design History Social Science Social Sciences

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