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Rosie, A Detroit Herstory
Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

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Rosie, a Detroit Herstory is a remarkable story for young readers about women workers during World War II. At this time in history, women began working jobs that had previously been performed only by men, such as running family businesses, operating machinery, and working on assembly lines. Across America, women produced everything from ships and tanks to ammunition and uniforms, in spectacular quantities. Today, we refer to them as "Rosies"—a group of women defined not by the identity of a single riveter but by the collective might of hundreds of thousands of women whose labors helped save the world.  Rosie, a Detroit Herstory is written for children ages 8 to 12, but any reader interested in Detroit or women in history will appreciate this entertaining chronicle.

 

By Bailey Sisoy Isgro, Illustrated by Nicole Lapointe. Published by Wayne State University Press, 2018. Hardcover, 40 pages.