Study Guide
for
Rosie the Riveter Revisited

1. What are some of the work backgrounds of the women interviewed in this book?
   
2. What are some of the racial and socio-economic backgrounds of the women interviewed in this book?
   
3. What was the basis for selection of interviewees for this book?
   
4. What the relationship between the interviewer and the interviewees?
   
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of oral history?
   

1. As a whole, how did their wartime experiences change the lives of the women in this book both during and after the war?
   
2. What were the various occupations of the women in this book?
   
3. Were married women or single women more likely to take industrial jobs during the war?
   
4. Was there a typical "Rosie The Riveter?" If so, describe her.
   
5. How did the wartime experiences of the various "Rosies" in this book shape the post war feminist movement?
   
6. What did America gain from women's contributions during World War II? What did it lose?
   

Ask your grandmother or mother about their roles during World War II, Korea, Vietnam. Such an interview would be a great primary source review.