In 1942, the Office of War Information was created to both craft and disseminates the government’s message. (The National WWII Museum) This propaganda campaign was used for recruitment, financing the war effort, resource conservation, and factory production of war materials. The Office of War Information worked to promote patriotism, warn citizens about possible foreign enemies and spies, and to recruit women into the workforce. The OWI often compared home front duties to those of a soldier to create a connection between the war effort at home and the soldiers fighting on the front lines. However, The OWI never revealed information that would jeopardize military operations or diplomatic negotiations.The Office of War Information urged many women to join the workforce during the war. Since many men were drafted to the war, women were urged to take over their jobs in factories and other industries. However, this will cause controversy when men return home and all their jobs have been taken by women and they are now unemployed. The OWI commissioned photos of women working in factories to encourage more women to join the force. Women were told that if they were to join the workforce the war would end sooner. Many women who took over war jobs were praised for their efforts. As a way to lure young women into the factories, advertisers showed women workers as glamorous and even fashionable. (Sorensen). The term, “Rosie the Riveter,” was a nickname for a woman who worked in the defense industry and was a huge promoter during World War II. There are many posters with this icon displayed and many people still refer to women workers with this nickname.
Rosie the Riveter
The term, “Rosie the Riveter,” was a nickname for a woman who worked in the
defense industry and was a huge promoter during World War II. "Rosie the Riveter," star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for the munitions industry, became perhaps the most iconic image of working women during the war. (The History Channel).There are many posters with this icon displayed and many people still refer to women workers
with this nickname. Many women were not new to the workforce because many of the minority and lower class women already were a part of the workforce. Many women did not want to leave their children to join the workforce and many of their husbands discouraged them working during World War II. The government was afraid that women would become too comfortable in their jobs and when the men returned from the war their jobs would be replaced and the women would take over the workforce.
defense industry and was a huge promoter during World War II. "Rosie the Riveter," star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for the munitions industry, became perhaps the most iconic image of working women during the war. (The History Channel).There are many posters with this icon displayed and many people still refer to women workers
with this nickname. Many women were not new to the workforce because many of the minority and lower class women already were a part of the workforce. Many women did not want to leave their children to join the workforce and many of their husbands discouraged them working during World War II. The government was afraid that women would become too comfortable in their jobs and when the men returned from the war their jobs would be replaced and the women would take over the workforce.
Office of War Information Four Freedoms Poster
They believed that all of these things were at stake once we entered the war. Everything related back to the Office of War Information instead of putting the blame on Franklin D. Roosevelt.
By: Norman Rockwell
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