Rosie the Riveter Women Icon of World War 2
Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II: http://thegrio.com/2012/12/06/invisible-warriors-filmmakers-raise-money-for-doc-honoring-black-women-in-world-war-ii/

 
Essay must include these questions to answer:

A. What was the attitude of the American public, before the start of World War 2, toward women working in facotry-type productions work?
B. What type of jobs did women do during World War 2 which, before the War, they would not have been able to do?
C. According to the women interviewed, what forms of sexual prejudice did women face when they went to work in defense plants during World War 2?
D. What personal benefits did the 5 million women who worked gain from the jobs done in defense plants and what effect this have for future generations of women in America?
E. What was the role of African-American in World War 2, how did they become part of the working women, what contributions did they make to America?