Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Women of World War II in American Popular Graphic Art (Culture America (Hardcover))
Donna B. Knaff
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Description for Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Women of World War II in American Popular Graphic Art (Culture America (Hardcover))
Paperback. Examines the depiction of women in World War II popular visual art, showing that it reflected decidedly mixed feelings about the status of women in American society. Dispels the popular belief that World War II was a halcyon age for women's rights in America. Series: Culture America (Hardcover). Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: ACX; AG; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
The iconic bicep-flexing poster image of “Rosie the Riveter” has long conveyed the impression that women were welcomed into the World War II work force and admired for helping “free a man to fight.” Donna Knaff, however, shows that “Rosie” only revealed part of the reality and that women depicted in other World War II visual art - both in the private sector and the military - reflected decidedly mixed feelings about the status of women within American society.
Beyond Rosie the Riveter takes readers back to a time before television’s dominance, to the golden age of print art ... Read more
The iconic bicep-flexing poster image of “Rosie the Riveter” has long conveyed the impression that women were welcomed into the World War II work force and admired for helping “free a man to fight.” Donna Knaff, however, shows that “Rosie” only revealed part of the reality and that women depicted in other World War II visual art - both in the private sector and the military - reflected decidedly mixed feelings about the status of women within American society.
Beyond Rosie the Riveter takes readers back to a time before television’s dominance, to the golden age of print art ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Culture America (Hardcover)
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619665
SKU
V9780700619665
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About Donna B. Knaff
Donna B. Knaff is a World War II historian at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and is also former Chief Historian at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. She lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Reviews for Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Women of World War II in American Popular Graphic Art (Culture America (Hardcover))
“This cultural history offers a close, intelligent reading of WWII-era cartoons, comic strips, and posters featuring women and gender relations during and after the war. Historian Knaff assembled a treasure trove of graphic art from U.S. government civilian and military sources and two popular and influential magazines to show the profound ambivalence about women’s replacing men in factories and women’s ... Read more