Who Was Rosie the Riveter?

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Who Was Rosie the Riveter?
Although frequently associated with the contemporary women's movement, Rosie the Riveter wasn't originally created to promote change or enhance the role of women in society in the 1940s. Instead, she was meant to represent the ideal female worker and help fill the temporary industrial labor shortage caused by World War II. So what changed?
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