Rosie The Riveter

From 1942 to 1945, while men fought on the battlefronts of WWII, over 18 million American women filled the civilian and defense positions created as the country shifted to wartime production.  With fascinating anecdotal and personal accounts and more than 60 unforgettable photographs, Rosie the Riveter portrays the millions of women who changed the course of history for themselves, and America, forever.