During World War II, many women entered the workforce as their husbands went off to war. A lot of those women worked on fighter jets and bombers. They were known as Rosie the Riveters. Learn more about the well-known icon with an informative video.

Concepts

famous women, women's history, women's history month, world war ii

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners research Norman Rockwell and the real Rosie Riveters
• Challenge viewers to write down as many facts as they can in one showing of the video

Classroom Considerations

• Best used during a study of World War II or Women's History Month
• Speaker talks very quickly

Pros

• Has viewers thinking about the group of women as a whole versus a singular Rosie

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.2 RI.3.7 RI.4.2 RI.4.7 RI.5.2