
While men traded their regular clothes for soldier uniforms during World War II, women traded the cooking utensils for power tools and took on a completely different position in society. The traditional role of women was to be a housewife in those times, a hectic and time consuming job at that, but when WWII came about and men were off fighting overseas, women held the fort down in the US; women were what kept America strong in those times.
[REWIND: Rare Color Photographs Of The First World War]
The most crucial manufacturing jobs at factories and plants were done by women – jobs that would provide aid in war support, from building B-24 bombers, producing munition to supplies.
Rosie the Riveter might just be a cultural icon, but the real Rosie is seen in all these vintage photos of strong women who replaced men during these pivotal times of war.
CREDIT: Images, Courtesy of Library of Congress
[via] Business News Daily
Michelle Bird
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Awesome images
Great images.
What does the difference in the film holder tell you?
It’s 4X5 sheet film. From the looks of it probably Kodachrome 25
I LOVE seeing photos like these. It’s as close to a time machine as we’re going to get. Also, not to sound like a chauvinist a-hole, but man, has makeup come a long way for women. These ladies look like they’re going au natural.
Perhaps what the future looks like with our current photography technology!
great project inspiration. I feel like really pushing the envelope next time I shoot!
Great article! Interesting perspective on a time that’s, in our history books, usually dominated by men… Thanks for sharing this!
It’s amazing what color does. These photos look like they are a photo project taken recently.
I’m glad to see there are such quality images available showing how valuable these women were.
Great images.