“WE CAN DO IT!” the infamous Rosie the Riveter poster hangs in pride at my first glance in a Cracker Barrel. I instantly fall in love with the catchy slogan and charming female in the picture. It was not until my sophomore year in high school as to when I truly found the meaning behind the World War 2 propaganda. This era in history is one of my favorites to learn about; therefore, I chose to research the topic on Wikipedia.

After much reading through the introduction, context, and sources the article was very knowledgeable about the history behind the poster and society’s influence on the creation of Rosie the Riveter as a sign of feminism. Although, I thought there did seem to be a plethora of information and “hopefully” facts for there not to be more sources listed at the bottom. The author did a great job of summarizing such a pivotal, defining moment in history and the reaction of the 50’s on the WW2 propaganda itself.

The reliability of the Wikipedia article looks promising, but I am not a historical scholar or an in-depth Rosie the Riveter encyclopedia; therefore, I am not able to say for sure. The article was last modified on February 15th, the day I read the article, so I am assuming someone is playing edit-tag with a few other editors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter