WW II 'We Can Do It' aka 'Rosie the Riveter' Poster
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This is the "Rosie the Riveter" poster, the most famous of the posters created during World War II to encourage women to find a place in war production. The idea of "Rosie the Riveter" was firmly established by this image.
The original poster was designed by J. Howard Miller on behalf of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company and issued by the War Production Co-Ordinating Committee circa 1943. The image was inspired by Rose Will Monroe, a riveter who helped build B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress bombers at the Ford Willow Run aircraft plant in Ypsilanti, MI. She was selected to represent all American factory women in films and rallys promoting war bonds and war production.
On Veteran's Day 1998, women's contributions during World War II were honored with a new postage stamp. The "Women Support War Effort" stamp honors the more than 300,000 women who took defense industry jobs during World War II. The stamp depicts this famous poster of "Rosie the Riveter".
