riveters
rosie the riveter women working on the home front in world war ii
now in paperback the award winning account of how 18 million women many of whom had never before held a job entered the work force in 1942 45 to help the united states fight world war ii . their unprecedented participation would change the course of history for women and america forever . br an ala best book for young adult br an ala notable book br a bulletin of the center for childrens books blue ribbon book br an ira teachers choice br a junior library guild selection br an ncte orbis pictus honor award winner for outstanding nonfiction br a new york public library best book for the teenager br a school library journal best book of the year
an account based on interviews and other sources of the women who replaced men in defense plants factories and offices and on farms during the second world war