1998, ISBN: 0780783433

[EAN: 9780780783430], Neubuch, [PU: Perfection Learning, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. When America's men went off towar… More...

[EAN: 9780780783430], Neubuch, [PU: Perfection Learning, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. When America's men went off towar in 1942, millions of women were recruited, through posters and otherpropaganda, to work at non-traditional jobs. In defense plants, factories, offices, and everywhere else workers were needed, they were--for the firsttime--well paid and financially independent. But eventually the war ended, andthe government and industries that had once persuaded them to work for the wareffort now instructed them to return home and take care of their husbands andchildren. Based on interviews and original research by noted historian PennyColman, "Rosie the Riveter" shows young readers how women fought World WarII from the home front.<

ISBN: 9780780783430

An account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never held a job, entered the work force in 1942-45 to help the United States during World War II. Their unprecedented participation c… More...

An account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never held a job, entered the work force in 1942-45 to help the United States during World War II. Their unprecedented participation changed the course of history for women, and America forever. Juvenile>Juvenile>Juv Reference>Juv Reference>Juv Reference, Random House Childrens Books Core >6<

1998, ISBN: 0780783433

[EAN: 9780780783430], Neubuch, [PU: Perfection Learning]