Step Back in Time

…and learn more about the World War II era and what life was like in the 1940s. From Europe to the Pacific to the Home Front, history was being made by both influential figures and ordinary people. In America, it was a time of hard work and patriotism, grit and glamour, and vibrant pop culture… all taking place in the shadow of the deadliest war in human history. Come along with Michigan Rosies as we explore the war years, the years that led up to the war, and the lasting postwar reverberations of this momentous era.

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"We Can Do it!" The Making of an Icon
"We Can Do it!" The Making of an Icon

Although many sites and sources describe J. Howard Miller’s famous WWII-era “We Can Do It!” poster as government propaganda exhorting women to join the industrial workforce, and imply that it was a common sight during the war, it was in fact neither.

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