Question

Who did the character of rosie the riveter symbolize?

a. the female industrial worker of world war ii
b. the patient female homemaker of world war ii
c. the women who ran their husbands' businesses during world war ii
d. the women who ran their husbands' farms during world war ii

Answer 1

A. The female industrial worker of WWll
When men left their work by the thousands to join the war, women entered the workforce to construct essentials for the war effort. Rosie the Riveter symbolized the fact that women could do the same work that men could when placed in that situation.

Answer 2

The character of Rosie the Riveter symbolizes the female industrial worker of world war ii. Option A is correct.

Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of World War II who symbolizes the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women used to take jobs in order to replace those male workers who joined the military. The character of Rosie the Riveter was a composite myth described as an idealized, robust workingwoman.