{"id":285247,"date":"2018-09-04T07:35:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T07:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/09\/04\/rare-photos-of-black-rosie-the-riveters-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-04T07:35:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T07:35:36","slug":"rare-photos-of-black-rosie-the-riveters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/09\/04\/rare-photos-of-black-rosie-the-riveters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Photos of Black Rosie the Riveters"},"content":{"rendered":"

livinginthequestion<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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endangered-justice-seeker<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\nDuring World War II, 600,000 African-American women entered the wartime
\nworkforce. Previously, black women\u2019s work in the United States was
\nlargely limited to domestic service and agricultural work, and wartime
\nindustries meant new and better-paying opportunities \u2013 if they made it
\nthrough the hiring process, that is. White women were the targets of the
\n U.S. government\u2019s propaganda efforts, as embodied in the lasting and
\nlauded image of Rosie the Riveter.Though largely ignored in America\u2019s
\npopular history of World War II, black women\u2019s important contributions
\nin World War II factories, which weren\u2019t always so welcoming, are
\nstunningly captured in these comparably rare snapshots of black Rosie
\nthe Riveters.<\/p>\n

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Reblogging because I\u2019ve never seen these before, and I bet a lot of people haven\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

livinginthequestion: endangered-justice-seeker: During World War II, 600,000 African-American women entered the wartime workforce. Previously, black women\u2019s work in the United States was largely limited to domestic service and agricultural work, and wartime industries meant new and better-paying opportunities \u2013 if they made it through the hiring process, that is. White women were the targets of … <\/p>\n

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