Rosie the Riveter
/ˌrəʊzi ðə ˈrɪvɪtə(r)/
/ˌrəʊzi ðə ˈrɪvɪtər/
- the name used in the US to refer to any American woman who worked in factories to help the war effort during World War Two. A riveter fixes sheets of metal together with thick metal pins. The name was used as the title of a popular song, and a real riveter, called Rose Monroe, was chosen for a famous poster which showed a woman worker saying, ‘We can do it!’
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Rosie the Riveter