Rosie the rubber worker : women workers in Akron's rubber factories during World War II / Kathleen L. Endres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Endres, Kathleen L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women rubber industry workers--Ohio--Akron--Interviews.

Women rubber industry workers.

Women rubber industry workers--Ohio--Akron--History.

Women--Employment--Ohio--Akron--History.

Women.

World War, 1939-1945--Women--Ohio--Akron--History.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this richly illustrated book Kathleen L.Endres examines the lives of women working in the rubber industry in World War II.Women who entered the industrial workplace during the war were popularized by Rosie the Riveter, a cultural icon that is perhaps one of the most enduring images of women's mobilization on the American home front.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introducing Rosie""; ""2. Generations of Rosies""; ""3. The Recruiting and Training of Rosie""; ""4. Rosie at Work""; ""5. Rosie Outside the Factory Gates""; ""6. The Conversion of Rosie""; ""Appendix: Interviews""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies (pages 161-166) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61277-899-2

OCLC:

868287160