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How one 'Rosie the Riveter' poster won out over all the others and became a symbol of female empowerment

  • Written by Sarah Myers, Assistant Professor of History, Saint Francis University
During the war, the poster on the left, painted by J. Howard Miller, was only on display for only two weeks. Norman Rockwell's, on the other hand, was seen by millions.Nick Lehr/The Conversation

Seventy-five years ago, Norman Rockwell’s painting of Rosie the Riveter appeared on the cover of a May 1943 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.

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