Ww2 You Can Do It Poster

However through the world war ii propaganda poster exclaiming we can do it featuring rosie the riveter women were able to prove that they had the same abilities as men and began a revolution in the u s.

Ww2 you can do it poster. Howard miller produced this work incentive poster for the westinghouse electric manufacturing company. World war ii saw very little of the poster designed by miller and it was not almost 30 years later that it was seen across america duplicated in various forms. In the face of acute wartime labor shortages women were needed in the defense industries the civilian service and even the armed forces. The we can do it image was used to promote feminism and other p.

Though displayed only briefly in westinghouse factories the poster in later year has become one of the most famous icons of world war ii. The poster was little seen during world war ii. Howard miller in 1943 for westinghouse electric as an inspirational image to boost female worker morale. As women were encouraged to take wartime jobs in defense industries they became a celebrated symbol of female patriotism.

In the early days women were not allowed to go to work because men did not think they had the same abilities as they did. The poster was intended to be displayed for a short period of time in the factories and not seen as a sign of women can do it but as westinghouse employees can do it 1980. Palace learning we can do it poster rosie the riveter westinghouse girl world war 2 poster ww2 laminated 18 x 24 by palace learning. The role of a woman was to stay in the house cook clean and take care of the children.

For centuries women have been depicted as weak beings when compared to men. We can do it is an american world war ii wartime poster produced by j. Interestingly the we can do it poster gained popularity due to the symbol of a young attractive and a strong woman who was soon to be.