Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, The

Synopsis: Concerned with the wartime introduction of female labour into industry to keep the shipyards, munitions factories etc. in operation. The director concentrates on five of the 700 personal accounts that she gathered from former female welders. Uses archive footage, contemporary songs, posters and newspaper comment to illustrate the media’s attitude to women and highlights the divisions of American society into black and white, men and women.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of production: 1981
Notes: Note: US distributor only but will supply to the UK.
Documentation: Companion book covering material in the film in more depth and also including discussion guides, charts, sheet music, additional information and resources. Price $25.00.
Uses: Undergraduates, postgraduates.*
Subjects: History; Women’s studies
Keywords: manufacturing industries; United States of America; women; World War II

Director: Connie Field; Lorraine Kahn
Producer: Bonnie Bellow; Connie Field; Ellen Geiger; Jane Scantlebury; Lorraine Kahn

Name: Clarity Films
Contact: Patricia Juarez
Email: info@clarityfilms.org
Web: http://www.clarityfilms.org/ External site opens in new window
Phone: +1 510 841 3469
Fax: +1 510 841 1272
Address: Saul Zaentz Film Center
2600 Tenth Street, Suite 412
Berkeley
CA 94710-2522
USA

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