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Author:
Meg Metcalf, Women's, Gender, & LGBTQ+ Studies Librarian, Researcher and Reference Services Division
Created: December 13, 2018
Last Updated: December 20, 2018
There are two primary images that are associated with the character "Rosie the Riveter":
The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division holds hundreds of images relating to American women workers in World War II. Selected images, like the ones shown below, were issued by the U.S. government or by commercial sources during World War II, and often to encourage women to join the work force or to highlight other aspects of the war effort.