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Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the women who manned the manufacturing plants which produced munitions and material during World War II while the men (who traditionally performed this work) were off fighting the war. This "character" is now considered a feminist icon in the U.S., and a herald of women's economic power to come.
The "Rosie the Riveter" concept is most often associated with J. Howard Miller's famous painting We Can Do It!, which depicts a woman dressed in overalls and bandanna.
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