Yes, that is my face as Rosie the Riveter....

                Regardless of their color, women, just like slaves, where limited to freedom. Although by law only a few of their rights were not granted, discretely men stripped them of their social acceptance. I mean of course they were allowed to cook; the men had to eat at a certain time right? And they cleaned and prepared the men’s clothing for the following morning and they all looked simply divine while doing it because of course women are not fit like men to actually get their hands dirty. Well not until Rosie the Riveter that is. She’s beautiful, smart, confident, strong and most importantly created by Norman Rockwell through governmental influence. I chose to speak out about women joining the workforce during World War II because this, to me, is the second most important milestone in journalism. I could have chosen to speak about the Ku Klux Klan or Father Coughlin and his speeches on anti-Semitism but, primary to the nooks and crannies is the gain of equal rights for everyone in this country. Allowing women to operate in the same manner as men is HUGE and this is when society slowly begins to unravel and the thought of only white men having the right to freedom in this country begins to diminish.