"We can do it!" proclaims the most popular image of "Rosie the Riveter'
             from World War II. (A Call to Arms, 2002) When men left to fight overseas,
             women were needed to work defense plants. The image of "Rosie" shows a
             woman flexing her arm, as if symbolizing America's strength. Her hair,
             presumably to avoid its becoming entangled in a manufacturing press, is
             bound away from her face. Yet Rosie of the image is still lovely and
             beautiful, for she is a feminine American woman. The message was "mixed,"
             that women should both work and assume a masculine strength, yet still
             continue to inspire the troops as mothers and as beauties. It should be
             noted that, "though a popular example of a wartime woman worker" the Rosie
             of poster fame did more than just rivet in reality. "Some women loaded and
             fired machine guns and other weapons to make sure they worked... Some women
             who formerly worked as saleswomen, maids, or waitresses, took over more
             essential jobs such as welders, riveters, drill press operators, and taxi
             cab drivers. Women found themselves in participating in every aspect of the
             war industry from making military clothing to building fighter jets,
             American women worked day and night." This tireless effort was
             encouragedâ€" The more women work, the quicker the fight is won,' was the
             message of the American government. (Rosie the Riveter, 2002)
             Describe important people (that are women) in World War II
             The President's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, is of course notable for her
             tireless efforts in gaining America's support for the war effort, as well
             as for African American rights after the war. However, many less famous
             women served during the war, including the women of the WASP (Women's Air
             Service Patrol) in Europe, as pilots, and as nurses on all of the fronts.
             Women such as Claire Booth Luce served as journalists and broadcasters,
             risking personal safety to ...