Listed on the national film registry of the library of congress as a national. In honor of world womens month, on march 19, 2011, berkeley city college bcc. In this activity, students watch film clips from the documentary the life and times of rosie the riveter, decode a propaganda poster, and analyze statistics about working women during world war ii. The life and times of rosie the riveter the pop history dig.
The 60minute documentary the life and times of rosie the riveter combines black and white newsreel footage with colorfilmed interviews of five rosies. Documentary about women working in factories during wwii and resultant loss of jobs after the war. Womenhistory in the life and times of rosie the riveter and swing shift. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 cast and crew among the many sweeping social changes engendered by world war ii was the influx of. Life and times of rosie the riveter, the 1980 movie clip youre needed right now. The author of the paper examines the discrimination in the documentary life and times of rosie the riveter, a narration of women who shared their views about their studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a matter of giving an example of the work to be done. Its subject isnt so much the ability of women to do a mans job in factories and. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 the life and. This woman became the inspiration for rosie the riveter. The life and times of rosie the riveter chicago reader. Thus, with grants from the national endowment for the humanities and other charitable sources, field conducted interviews with hundreds of women who had gone into the american home front and came up with the movie the life and times of rosie the riveter, released september 27, 1980, at the new york film festival.
I changed this rosie the riveter poster to have my face. Field contrasts the us governments propaganda filmsone features a glamorous 1940s pinup model exhorting women to duty with lines like. Karen cooper, film forum the life and times of rosie the riveter is a marvelous film about war work the sanest, most forceful feminist documentary in recent years. Artist normal rockwells cover image of rosie, made in 1943, became. After whirlwind training, women found themselves doing mens work and they did it so well that production levels rose despite the military callup of millions of male workers. The film features five women who built ships, tanks, and munitions during wwii, interspersed with vignettes of period propaganda films. Connie fields the life and times of rosie the riveter. Check that it works properly and its takeup reel is big enough to accommodate the film. The complete title song and dance, newlyenraptured gene. The labor shortage of wwii, enabled women to participate in the us workforce in an unprecedented manner. I first saw the life and times of rosie the riveter in the early 1980s. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 directed. Rosie the riveter was born the symbol of working women during world war ii.
Jul 19, 2017 mae krier is an original rosie the riveter, helping the war effort from the home front in seattle. Aug 31, 2012 photos from the classic film on the american icon rosie the riveter. The life and times of rosie the riveter, a documentary film produced and directed by connie field, 1981. Fascinating clips of racist, sexist propaganda of the era. Mar 26, 2020 by the 1990s, media reports were identifying doyle as the reallife rosie the riveter, a claim that was widely repeated for years, including indoyles obituary in 2010. Disinclined to parrot the wartime propaganda concerning female defense workers, these women tell it like it was.
By the 1990s, media reports were identifying doyle as the reallife rosie the riveter, a claim that was widely repeated for years, including indoyles obituary in 2010. See more ideas about rosie the riveter, history and women in history. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1981 connie. Bcc 31911 panel on the life and times of rosie the riveter. Reallife rosie the riveter is finally receiving her diploma at the age of 97 after her education was halted during the great depression and. Life and times of rosie the riveter, the 1980 movie. Connie field made this movie 35 years ago, and it is timeless. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 the life.
Filmmaker connie field profiles five women who worked in factories during world war ii. And for the first time in history, black women gained entry into major industrial plants. Wanita allen, gladys belcher, lyn childs, lola weixel and margaret wright. The life and times of rosie the riveter film tv tropes. She intersperses lots of the newsreel footage and the popular songs that had been created in order to. Parts of this activity can be completed without the film. Feeling as though she recognized herself in both images, she asserted that she was the real life, rosie. The life and times of rosie the riveter clarity films. We knew a reallife rosie the riveter, who lived next door to us.
The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 cast and crew among the many sweeping social changes engendered by world war ii was the influx of women into previously maledominated workplaces. Unsung for seven decades, the real rosie the riveter was a california waitress named. The song, by redd evans and john jacob loeb, recorded by many artists, in this case the four sergeants, serves as background as producerdirector connie field further explores the experience of her wwii war industry women workers, in the life and times of. The life and times of rosie the riveter premiered at the new york film festival in 1980, which at that time was one of the most important film festivals in america, and went on to be screened at over 50 film festivals around the world. A 1942 photograph of naomi parker fraley that was the likely inspiration for the rosie the riveter poster. The life and times of rosie the riveter requires a 1200foot takeup reel. The life and times of rosie the riveter metacritic. Berkeley users only life and times of rosie the riveter. She also was instrumental in creating a day for national recognition of all the rosies, which. The life and times of rosie the riveter is a 1980 documentary film and the first movie made by connie field about the american women who went to work. In 1996, it was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Watch the life and times of rosie the riveter online vimeo on. Rosie the riveter is known as a cultural icon in the united states, she represents the working american women. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 cast and. Classic doc life and times of rosie the riveter screens with new animated doc about heroes of the title at at 3 p. The life and times of rosie the riveter is a 1980 documentary film and the first movie made by connie field about the american women who went to work during world war ii to do mens jobs. Watch life and times of rosie the riveter and girl with. Maureen honey, creating rosie the riveter, amherst.
Hollywood releases rosie the riveter, a romantic comedy movie about a woman working at a dirty factory. The life and times of rosie the riveter movie synopsis. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 rotten tomatoes. Jan 22, 2018 a 1942 photograph of naomi parker fraley that was the likely inspiration for the rosie the riveter poster. The life and times of rosie the riveter evideo, 2007.
Connie fields intelligent, quietly passionate 1980 documentary on the womens workforce of world war ii. The life and times of rosie the riveter dvd distributed by clarity educational productions, 2007 melissa dollman borrow or rent a 16mm projector. Doyle came across the photograph, and a depiction of the we can do it poster in a magazine in the 80s. Nov 26, 2017 the labor shortage of wwii, enabled women to participate in the us workforce in an unprecedented manner. Gerald fraser, rosies life after the war was not so rosy, new york times, saturday, may 2, 1981, p.
The life and times of rosie the riveter home facebook. The life and times of rosie the riveter rotten tomatoes. But field interviewed some 700 women for this work, and the story that emerges is much deeper, funnier, and more touching than i expected. In wartime 1944 in california,defense plant workers rosalind rosie warren and her friend vera watson must share, on a rotating schedule, the towns last available rentalroom with charlie doran and kelly kennedy, who work the other shift at the plant. Much like the atomic cafe kevin rafferty, jane loader, pierce rafferty, prodsdirs. The film continued to promote women roles in industry. The life and times of rosie the riveter recently screened at the ohio county public library in wheeling. Reallife rosie the riveter receives diploma at 97 daily. Uncovering the secret identity of rosie the riveter history.
The women in the life and times of rosie the riveter inevitably had to deal not only with sexism but racism as well. Discrimination in life and times of rosie the riveter. Rosies of the north is a 1999 national film board of canada documentary film about canadian rosies, who built fighter and bomber aircraft at the canadian car and foundry, 40. The life and times of rosie the riveter movie synopsis and info. The life and times of rosie the riveter by connie field is a 65minute documentary from 1980 that tells the story of womens entrance into mens work during wwii.
The life and times of rosie the riveter clarity films, 1980. And an essential film in the annals of feminist history. Mae krier is an original rosie the riveter, helping the war effort from the home front in seattle. Rosie the riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during world war ii. The life and times of rosie the riveter connie field director, producer rated. Life and times of rosie the riveter, the 1980 movie clip you. Five women, who worked in the shipyards and defense plants during world war ii, recount their experiences at work and offer comments on.
Connie field has created an extremely entertaining documentary thats choked full of interviews with women from all walks of life. With lola weixel, margaret wright, lyn childs, gladys belcher. Oct 3, 2017 we have so much fun with rosie the riveter today that sometimes its important to step back and remember her importance in history. The life and times of rosie the riveter 1980 rotten. With jane frazee, frank albertson, barbara jo allen, frank jenks.
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