“We Can Do It” poster girl and deep into the experiences real Rosies from diverse backgrounds, challenging the popular perception of women in American History. The filmmakers were inspired by the extraordinary women of The Real Rosie The Riveter Project to develop this material into an animated...
And to complete the Rosie costume accessory set, we’ve included an employment badge like the one that Rosie wore on her collar in the famous “We Can Do It!” poster. Actually, women working in factories in World War 2 all wore employment badges. We researched the one where the poster ...
Howard Miller, and was featured on a poster for Westinghouse Electric Corporation under the headline “We Can Do It!” Early in 1943, a popular song debuted called “Rosie the Riveter,” written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb, and the name went down in history. Who Was Rosie the ...
Naomi: “We Can Do It!” What if I told you the “real” Rosie the Riveter was alive and well and living in California? Meet Naomi Parker Fraley, over 90 years young! She is the real inspiration behind the famous “We Can Do It!” WWII poster. Click photo to keep reading… ...
Originally, his "We Can Do It" poster was intended for private use only in an attempt to boost morale at Westinghouse factories. It was only shown to a few employees and had no association with Rosie the Riveter. Nearly four decades later, the rediscovered poster became famous and ...
The now iconic “We Can Do It!” poster created by illustrator J. Howard Miller originated from a picture taken by a photographer of a young woman working in one of the many factories. The poster was one of a series of motivational posters to boost team spirit, factory production and safe...
In 1942, Rosie was the subject of a song written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb, which inspired the “We Can Do It” poster created by J. Howard Miller of the Westinghouse Corporation. The drastic enlistment of American men during WWII resulted in a shortage of people in the labor ...
The “We Can Do It” poster by J. Howard Miller was introduced February 15, 1943 for a two-week in-house campaign at Westinghouse. At the time, the poster wasn’t seen nationwide, nor was it associated with “Rosie.” Not until the early 1980s was the poster rediscovered and embraced...
“We Can Do It!” morale poster by J. Howard Miller. Take a look atRosie the Riveter. A near myth of heroic proportions, she and her friends had to weld planes, build ships, trucks, and armaments, while millions of menfolk went off to fight in World War II. Have you ever wondered...
“We Can Do It!” Poster by J. Howard Miller 1942 Although, it is now a symbol of modern feminism – the “We Can Do It!” poster was rarely used in promotions during war times. It wasn’t until the feminist movement of the 1980’s, that the illustration would receive mass circula...