‘Rosie The Riveter’ by Peggy Coleman

Rosie the Riveter by Peggy Coleman – Women working on the Home Front

Now in paperback–the award-winning account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never before held a job, entered the work force in 1942-45 to help the United States fight World War II.

Once there was a time in America when women were told they could do anything. And they did. From 1942 to 1945, while men fought on the battlefronts of World War II, over 18 million American women filled the civilian and defense positions created as the country shifted to wartime production.

With fascinating anecdotal and personal accounts and more than 60 unforgettable photographs, Rosie the Riveter portrays the millions of women who changed the course of history for themselves and history forever.