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		leoc on Jan 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, D... The Westinghouse "We Can Do It" woman is not Rosie the Riveter, though. No-one associated the label with the Westinghouse poster until the early '80s. And the Westinghouse poster was deeply obscure during the war, unlike the Rockwell cover and the "Rosie the Riveter" song. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter#Westinghouse...

MilnerRoute on Jan 23, 2018 | [–]

You can hear the original song on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2E613J9m0I

"Keeps a sharp lookout for sabotage

Sitting up there on the fuselage..."

saagarjha on Jan 23, 2018 | [–]

> No-one associated the label with the Westinghouse poster until the early '80s.

I assure you, to many born after the '80s it's the Rockwell cover and the song that are obscure.

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