American Experience

S1 E51988

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

Episode Synopsis

An original look through newsreels, war department films, posters and interviews with five, real-life "Rosies" about the reality of working in the defense plants during WWII, and their reactions to having to give up those jobs for returning GIs.

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