Start Date
29-4-2014 9:00 AM
End Date
29-4-2014 10:15 AM
Disciplines
Labor History | United States History | Women's History
Subjects
Women -- Employment, United States -- History -- 20th century, World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States, Women -- Employment -- History, Women in popular culture, Shipbuilding industry -- Women employees -- Oregon -- Portland
Description
The women workers of WWII are generally portrayed as strong, happy, independent women sporting colorful bandanas and cocky grins, yet this manicured Rosie-the-Riveter image is a far cry from capturing the experiences of the average woman laborer on the home front. An examination the Kaiser shipyards in Portland and Vancouver makes it evident that women workers faced a plethora of obstacles and stressors in the workplace, only to find themselves booted back into the position of housewife at the end of the war.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11202
Riveting Rosie's Riveting Struggles: Women Shipyard Workers in WWII
The women workers of WWII are generally portrayed as strong, happy, independent women sporting colorful bandanas and cocky grins, yet this manicured Rosie-the-Riveter image is a far cry from capturing the experiences of the average woman laborer on the home front. An examination the Kaiser shipyards in Portland and Vancouver makes it evident that women workers faced a plethora of obstacles and stressors in the workplace, only to find themselves booted back into the position of housewife at the end of the war.
Notes
Winner of the Karen E. Hoppes Young Historians Award for Outstanding Research and Writing.