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- catalog abstract "Although the World War II posters of Rosie the Riveter and Wendy the Welder remind us of the women who contributed to the nation's war effort in the 1940s, the women workers of World War I are nearly forgotten. In Rosie"s mom, Carrie Brown recovers these women of an earlier generation through lively words and images. She takes us back to the time when American women abandoned their jobs dipping chocolates, sewing corsets, or canning pork and beans, to contribute to the war effort. Trading their ankle-length skirts and crisp white shirtwaists for coarse bloomers or overalls, they went into the munition plants to face explosives, toxic chemicals, powerful metal-cutting machines, and the sullen hostility of the men in the shops. By the end of the war more than a million American women had become involved in war production. Not only had they proven that women could be trained in technical fields, but they also had forced hazardous industries to adopt new health and safety measures. And they had made a powerful argument for women's voting rights. In telling the story of these women, Rosie's mom explores their lives and their work, their leaders and their defenders, their accomplishments and their bitter disappointments. Combining a compelling narrative with copious illustrations, this book offers many insights concerning women and industry at a crucial moment in U.S. history.".
- catalog contributor b12658005.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description "Although the World War II posters of Rosie the Riveter and Wendy the Welder remind us of the women who contributed to the nation's war effort in the 1940s, the women workers of World War I are nearly forgotten. In Rosie"s mom, Carrie Brown recovers these women of an earlier generation through lively words and images. She takes us back to the time when American women abandoned their jobs dipping chocolates, sewing corsets, or canning pork and beans, to contribute to the war effort. Trading their ankle-length skirts and crisp white shirtwaists for coarse bloomers or overalls, they went into the munition plants to face explosives, toxic chemicals, powerful metal-cutting machines, and the sullen hostility of the men in the shops. By the end of the war more than a million American women had become involved in war production. Not only had they proven that women could be trained in technical fields, but they also had forced hazardous industries to adopt new health and safety measures. And they had made a powerful argument for women's voting rights. In telling the story of these women, Rosie's mom explores their lives and their work, their leaders and their defenders, their accomplishments and their bitter disappointments. Combining a compelling narrative with copious illustrations, this book offers many insights concerning women and industry at a crucial moment in U.S. history.".
- catalog description "Forgotten women -- Bread or revolution -- From corsets to cartridges -- The great migration -- Mobilizing woman power -- On the shop floor -- Demobilized.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 240 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Rosie's mom.".
- catalog identifier "1555535356 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Rosie's mom.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
- catalog relation "Rosie's mom.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "331.4/0973/09041 21".
- catalog subject "HD6095 .B737 2002".
- catalog subject "Women Employment United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Women United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Forgotten women -- Bread or revolution -- From corsets to cartridges -- The great migration -- Mobilizing woman power -- On the shop floor -- Demobilized.".
- catalog title "Rosie's mom : forgotten women workers of the First World War / Carrie Brown.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".