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Rosie the Riveter By: Sarah From the start of World War Two, hardly any American woman were working in factories. Woman were the ones who stayed home to take care of their kids, while the dads worked; until we entered the war. Several men went off to World War Two to fight for our country, but if men are leaving their jobs there is a problem. No men could work in factories, and then a huge 50% of American woman started working. Woman handled heavy machinery and assembled parts for big equipment. That is when woman earned a nickname "Rosie the Riveter" or were called "rosies". (Rosie was in a government advertising camp, that is where woman got their nicknames). Woman did not just work for factories though, they also did volunteer activates such as selling war bonds (to raise money for the war) collect unwanted clothing and began tending vegetable gardens. There was also another problem, children at a young age could not stay home alone, so many child-daycare-centers opened up all across the country. Taking up space, time, and money. The U.S lived a very hard few years until finally the war ended. Till this day woman stand proud of what they have done to help so much. All over the country we have memorials to thank and respect the woman that worked as long and hard as they could to make planes, bombs, tanks and other weapons for our country. Thank you Rosie the Riveter.