L7&L8:World War TwoEquality and Hierarchy: Women’s

ExperienceAgenda

Objective:To understand…1. The experiences of

women during World War Two.

2. How women’s lives and sense of self changed as a result of the war.

Schedule: 3. Film: The Life and

Times of Rosie the Riveter

4. Formative Discussion

Homework:Unit Work: • Prepare for formative

discussion on women and WWII on L8 (G: Mon 12/16; Y: Tues 12/17)

• Read excerpts from The Feminine Mystique for L9 (G: Wed 12/18; Y: Thurs 12/19)

Thesis: • Assign #3 Informative Text

Due: L10 (G: Thurs 12/19; Y: Fri 12/20)

• Assign #4 Focus & Early Research Due (G: Fri 1/3; Y: Fri 1/3)

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter• Documentary produced in 1980 about American

women who went to work during World War Two in traditionally male dominated jobs.

• Talks about their experiences during and after the war, as well as gives attention to society’s conception of women’s work during and after the war.• The film’s title refers to “Rosie the Riveter”– the cultural icon representing women who worked in manufacturing during World War Two.

Formative Discussion!• What were women’s war experiences? What type of work

did they do? What type of conditions did they work under?

• How were traditional understandings of gender used to justify women’s participation in traditionally male dominated roles?

• What role did images, media, government policy, and other forms of “messaging” have on women’s employment and work experience?

• Was war labor empowering for women?