The life and times of Rosie the Riveter /

Five women, who worked in the shipyards and defense plants during World War II, recount their experiences at work and offer comments on society's expectations of them during the war effort and after the war. Their narratives are interspersed with sequences from war department films, newsreels,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Clarity Educational Productions, National Endowment for the Humanities
Other Authors:	Field, Connie, Weixel, Lola, Wright, Margaret, Childs, Lyn, Belcher, Gladys, Allen, Wanita
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[©2007]
Edition:	Remastered ed.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. Women > Employment > United States > History > 20th century. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	Five women, who worked in the shipyards and defense plants during World War II, recount their experiences at work and offer comments on society's expectations of them during the war effort and after the war. Their narratives are interspersed with sequences from war department films, newsreels, and Hollywood movies made during that time which concerned women working outside the home.
Item Description:	This film may not play on all machines or players. DVD release of 1980 motion picture. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC ; access to educator's guide requires DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
Awards:	Named to the National Film Registry in 1996 by the National Film Preservation Board, USA.
Production Credits:	Cinematographers, Cathy Zheutlin, Bonnie Friedman, Robert Handley, Emiko Omori ; editors, Lucy Massie Phenix, Connie Field ; sound, Marilyn Mulford, Chat Gunter, Clyde Stringer ; musical adaptation, David Litwin, Larry Morton.