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This colour photo was taken in 1943 at a Tennessee bomber factory, and has recently been released by the Library of Congress as part of their public domain photo release on Flickr.
'Rosie the Riveter' is such an iconic image for WWII, and this photo -- featuring a woman of colour in the role of 'Rosie' -- turns a previously "white" icon on her head.
I think it's stunningly beautiful. I especially love the painted nails and ring she's wearing while riveting.
pocketlama, by way of debunkingwhite:This colour photo was taken in 1943 at a Tennessee bomber factory, and has recently been released by the Library of Congress as part of their public domain photo release on Flickr.
'Rosie the Riveter' is such an iconic image for WWII, and this photo -- featuring a woman of colour in the role of 'Rosie' -- turns a previously "white" icon on her head.
I think it's stunningly beautiful. I especially love the painted nails and ring she's wearing while riveting.
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"It turns that WWII icon, 'Rosie the Riveter,' on her head, by presenting her as she really was: African-American. "
The model for the posters was from Ypsilanti, MI. Though the town and workforce is/ was very racially mixed, the actual model wasn't "really" African-American. The 1950's propaganda of the time was biased towards with the Kentucky transplant's pigment, but there really were a lot of white ladies working on (and flying) planes back then too.