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I agree with everyone else about having a real, tangible Rosie the Riveter. I have J. Howard Miller's poster on my wall at home and have often wondered who the encouraging woman was, where she came from, what she did after the war... and now I know! While reading though, I was intrigued by Fanny Christina Hill's off hand comment of "they weren't hiring too many men unless they had a good excuse" (186). I know this is a women's history class, but it made me wonder. Were they refusing to hire men that they thought should have been fighting in the War? -- kokeefe | I agree with everyone else about having a real, tangible Rosie the Riveter. I have J. Howard Miller's poster on my wall at home and have often wondered who the encouraging woman was, where she came from, what she did after the war... and now I know! While reading though, I was intrigued by Fanny Christina Hill's off hand comment of "they weren't hiring too many men unless they had a good excuse" (186). I know this is a women's history class, but it made me wonder. Were they refusing to hire men that they thought should have been fighting in the War? -- kokeefe | ||
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| + | Putting it into context and the time period, its not that surprising there were more opportunities for black women during the war, there was more opportunities for everybody. As with all the sources we read, having an individual story, a tangible person does make things seem more real, more personal, more easily relateable. - Christine L | ||
== Mrs. Norma Yerger Queen Reports on the Problems of Employed Mothers in Utah, 1944== | == Mrs. Norma Yerger Queen Reports on the Problems of Employed Mothers in Utah, 1944== | ||
