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Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter . “All day long, whether rain or shine, She’s part of the assembly line. She’s making history, Working for victory, Rosie the Riveter.”. American Industry quickly converted to war production Once industry exhausted the available men..they turned to women

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Rosie the Riveter

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  1. Rosie the Riveter “All day long, whether rain or shine, She’s part of the assembly line. She’s making history, Working for victory, Rosie the Riveter.”

  2. American Industry quickly converted to war production Once industry exhausted the available men..they turned to women Government launched an all-out government campaign urging women to do their part In time, women made up 1/3 of the wartime workforce New Economic Opportunities

  3. Short Term Trend Blue/White collar ¾ of women were married and 60% were older than 35 Blue collared workers were expected to step aside at the end of the war Long Term trend White collar workers did not step aside and women employed as such increased five-fold Government spent $50 million building DAYCARE centers for children of working mothers Women work for victory

  4. Double “V” campaign Victory against fascism and victory against discrimination A. Philip Randolph Labor leader who organized a march on Washington FDR-fearing the site of a march would undermine war unity issued Executive Order 8802 Assured fair hiring practices OUTCOME: Wartime developments helped set the agenda for the Civil Rights struggles African-Americans Demand Fair Employment

  5. The Population starts to shift After receiving billions to fund industry, the South and Southwest boomed US partnered with Mexico to operate the bracero program, bringing labor from Mexico to work on US farms Migration triggers conflict 1943-wartime migration led to racial violence Detroit, MI 100,000 blacks and whites broke into scattered fights Full scale riots erupted in which 34 people died Los Angeles, CA Mexicans dressed in “zoot suits” aggravated racial tensions. Mobs of off-duty sailors attacked the “zooters” Once fighting ended, the “zooters” were arrested Workers on the Move

  6. Aliens Face Restrictions Japanese-aliens and Japanese-Americans citizens Considered a “threat” Feb, 1942, FDR issued Exec. Order 9066-designated certain areas to be “war zones” from which anyone may be removed for any reason By Sept. 1942 100,000 Japanese-Americans were evacuated on the West Coast Forced to sell their property at a loss A challenge of Civil Liberties

  7. War Dept issued a policy of “internment” Temporary imprisonment Located in isolated locations (Poston, Arizona, Gila Indian Reservation) Most were interned throughout the entire war Conditions: Families in one-room shacks Singles-herded into bunkhouses Camp schools-underfunded Food shortages Substandard medical care Psychological effects Japanese-Americans are Interned

  8. 1944-Korematsu v. United States Upheld the wartime internment policy 1988-Government offered an apology and $20,000 payments to survivors Japanese-Americans still served Ban lifted as of 1943 442nd Regimental Combat Team The most highly decorated military unit in American history. Reparations

  9. War costs: $330 billion dollars 5% tax on all working Americans War Bonds Rationing Wages/Prices regulated Planted “victory gardens” Recycled Supporting the War Effort

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