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BackStory: Women at Work
![Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas (August, 1942).](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/resource/Bowen%2C_a_riveter%2C_and_Olsen%2C_her_supervisor%2C_in_the_Assembly_and_Repair_Dept_1a34923v.jpg?itok=JhnQQddj)
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Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas (August, 1942).
This episode of NEH-funded BackStory—"Women at Work: A History"—includes several segments. Explore the lives of nineteenth century domestic workers, myths related to "Rosie the Riveter" during WWII, and changes and challenges in the twenty-first century. Each segment below includes analysis questions and prompts to draw connections to contemporary and historical issues.
A full transcript of this episode can be found at the BackStory website.
Rosie-Colored Glasses
Inside and Out
Under the Law
Protect and Exclude
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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