History As Historical Documents By Rodney F. Allen

Propaganda posters during World War II were used to address issues to citizens. In the article “History as Historical Documents”, by Rodney F. Allen, it was stated a good poster is one that communicates a clear message and draws the attention of the viewer (1). These posters were able to influence a lot of citizens to make sacrifices and decisions to help the troops while addressing controversial topics. One of the well-known propaganda posters was “We Can Do It”, with Rosie the Riveter. Rosie the Riveter was a strong and competent factory worker in jeans and a bandanna and urged women to fill jobs that men had to leave for the war (Olsen). Rosie the Riveter was not the only big impact on women. The propaganda poster, “Woman’s Place in the

She looks to be between the ages of 20 to 32 and is dressed in an army uniform, with badges adorning her sleeve. She displays strength because of the sacrifices she had to make when entering the military, her wearing the army uniform because it takes a lot of courage to enter the army, and because of the stern expression placed on her face as she works on the map. Despite her being in the army uniform, she was allowed to wear makeup, showing a sign of femininity. This poster was made during the WWII, sometime between 1939 and 1945. The targeted audience is young women who aspire to help their troops and break away from the stereotypical roles of women during that era. In this analysis, the topic of femininity and Rosie the Riveter will be applied and compared to “Woman’s Place in the War”; as well as other elements such as colors, lines, emotional and logical

One of their accomplishments was getting women to work in factories using propaganda posters such as Rosie the Riveter. Rosie showed that women can be as strong as men and still be feminine and beautiful, as shown in her famous flex pose(Olsen). The amount of women joining local plants and factories led women into joining the military to do jobs in areas like the medical field, technology field, and many others. The emotional appeal of this would be empowerment and feminism because with the help of Rosie the Riveter, gender roles had begun to diminish and women started to stray from the stereotypical image of a housewife. The logical appeal of this poster is the factual information and the Army Forces logo displayed on the poster. The factual information could give the viewers an estimated number of jobs they could have if they were to join the army but, there was no description of any of the