Rosie the riveter bookends

Naomi parker fraley, the inspiration behind rosie the riveter, died in january 2018. Rosie the riveter by christine petersen the childrens war. Tough and hardworking, just like rosie the riveter, these stone resin bookends are a tribute to the millions of women who took on manufacturing jobs during. Rosie bookends rosie the riveter merchandise, feminist. Rosie the riveter is wonderful book for introducing womens history. In order to promote women to work during wwii, the united states government commissioned the work of rosie the riveter. These bookends can standup to almost anything, just like the feminist icon and everywoman rosie the riveter. The dual parades were fitting bookends to an amazing day for an equally amazing woman. They look elegant in the black color, but my mom wanted a little extra. Rosie the reader tough and hardworking, just like rosie the riveter, these stone resin bookends are a tribute to the millions of women who took on manufacturing jobs during world war ii. These women took the places of the male workers who were absent fighting in the pacific and european theaters. Artori design by the book cooking decorative black metal. She can be found on photos in our prints and photographs collection. It caught on and was popularized in the song, rosie the riveter, in 1942.

They are lined on the bottom so they wont scratch your shelves. They are solid bookends that dont fall over too easily when supporting books. R is for rosie the riveter rosie the riveter you can. The bookends, created by chris collicott commemorate the spirit of the machine age and honor the hardworking ladies who worked in war factories during world war ii. Rosie the riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during world war ii, and she became perhaps the most iconic image of working women. Vintage bookends of little girl and boy reading thanhardt burger. Artori design by the book cooking decorative black metal bookend two cooks kitchen bookends cooking books bookend gifts for chefs. Rosie the riveter is a cultural icon of the united states, representing the six million women who worked in the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and materiel during world war ii.

Apr 28, 2014 vintage bookends of little girl and boy reading thanhardt. I found a wonderful person online who painted them to look like the rosie the riveter poster. Rosie refers to millions of women who worked in manufacturing jobs during world war ii. A cultural and feminist icon, rosie the riveter has been reinterpreted and immortalized in these modern bookends that not only accent your shelves, but celebrate perseverance, equality and the female spirit. For the past 60 years, the popular image of the world war iiera female worker in the we can do it poster. Designed by chris collicott, theyre fabricated from stone resin. Kikkerland rosie the riveter bookends, set of 2 nerd decor, book jewelry, rosie.