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A fictional character  who came to symbolize the millions of real women who  filled America’s factories, munitions plants, and shipyards during World War II.  In later years, Rosie also became an iconic American image in the fight to broaden women’s civil rights.

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Attitudes towards women's roles in society postwar - 1950

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Attitudes towards women's roles in society postwar - 1950

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Postwar prosperity made the conditions of housework less mentally demanding but came at the cost to women who would have to give up careers to maintain the domestic sphere. The proportion of women who sought after higher education degrees had declined greatly, standing at 38 per cent in the late 50s. In the suburbs, women were to remain as housewives or mothers.

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Emerging from the housewive era, many young women fought back against the system, and more women joined the work force than ever, and began rioting against the lack of equality in the work place.

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an example of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeMaP8EPAA

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The second world war changed life for women in America. Before the war, women were stereotypes of "the household", their only purpose being to cook, clean, look after the kids and provide for their husbands. They did not have a career. However, when the war came, this changed for women. Over 350,000 went out to volunteer in the war, while 27 times that many got themselves civilian jobs. While much sexist scrutiny came with this, it changed stereotypes forever.