Rosie the Riveter
What did Rosie's arms show?
She was strong
She was capable
She worked hard
She was dirty from working
Could women serve in the military during WWII?
Yes
Could women fly planes during WWII?
Yes
What happened to the mail being sent to soldiers before the 6888th Batallion was sent to England?
Piled up in warehouses
Wasn't delivered
What was made at the Bell Bomber Plant?
B29 Airplanes
Why was the American flag behind Rosie?
She is working for America
Patriotic/patriotism
She is helping America win the war
What were jobs women could do in military during WWII?
Nurses
Clerks
Service Pilots (flew new planes to soldiers)
Typists
Mail sorter/deliverer
Were women allowed to be fighter jet pilots during WWII?
No
Who was in the 6888th Battalion?
All Black women soldiers
How many women worked at the Bell Bomber Plant
10,000
What the the halo over Rosie's head mean?
She was an angel.
She was very important to win WWII.
What was the most important industry women worked in during WWII?
Airplanes
Aircraft
What was the job of a woman pilot (ATA) during WWII?
She flew planes back and forth from combat zones to be repaired in the factory.
How did undelivered mail affect men in combat?
Low morale: Upset, depressed, hopeless
Slogan: No Mail-Low Morale
How many Black women worked at the Plant?
2,000
Why did Rosie were a hint of lipstick?
She was feminine.
She was still a woman.
Who took care of women's children while they worked during WWII?
Other children or older family members
What made transporting the planes so dangerous?
They flew without a radio or weapons for protection and they had to know how tro fly all aircraft.
How did the women in 6888th delivere mail to the soldiers in combat?
They hand delivered it
What poster features a woman working in the Bell Bomber plant?
Rosie the Riveter
What message was Rosie's picture trying to convey (say)?
Women can do what was considered a man's job.
Women can work hard and still look feminine.
Women must work for America to win WWII.
There may be others that work too.
What 2 obstacles did women face while working during WWII?
Racism
Sexism
What did the auxillary transport pilot's slogan mean " any aircraft, any time, any address"
They went anywhere that a damaged plane needed to be flown back to the factory for repairs.
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What were obstacles that the 6888th dealt with to deliver the mail?
Wore gas masks
Crawled under logs
Learned to identify aircraft, ships, and weapons
Climb ropes
How to board and evacuate from a ship
What obstacles did a Black woman face working during WWII?
Racism and Sexism