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Even The New York Times wrote it became 'a worldwide symbol of women in the defense industry in World War II.'Įxcept that it was not.

In many cases, the origin was outright fabricated. 'We Can Do It' was not a famous slogan during the war.Īfter its rediscovery, the 'We Can Do It' poster garnered worldwide fame, which naturally led many to speculate about its origins. Titled ' All This And Overtime, Too,' Parker was seen wearing a bandana and coveralls, just like the woman in the Westinghouse poster.Ĥ. Rockwell's Rosie was clad in blue overalls, with a rivet gun on her lap and a boot on 'Mein Kampf.' His model was 19-year-old telephone operator Mary Louise Doyle.Īs for the Westinghouse poster, the subject was then-20-year-old Naomi Parker, who was photographed while working at Alameda Naval Air Station, California, in 1942. Walter, a woman working on an assembly line riveting Vought F4U Corsair fighters. Songwriters Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb were inspired to write 'Rosie the Riveter' by Rosalind P. There is no single inspiration for Rosie.

Miller's 'We Can Do It' poster was never part of the drive and faded away until it was rediscovered in 1982 for a Washington Post article.ģ.

Battle-winning tanks, airplanes and warships of wwii by miller