http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii During World War II, American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers. The munitions industry heavily recruited women workers, as represented by the U.S. government's "Rosie the Riveter" propaganda campaign. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-25T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo1 During World War II, American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers. The munitions industry heavily recruited women workers, as represented by the U.S. government's "Rosie the Riveter" propaganda campaign. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo2 Here, a woman rivets an airplane wing at a munitions factory. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo3 A male and a female riveter work side by side at a factory in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1942. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo4 Fee Perez inspects .30 caliber rifle and machine gun bullets at Remington Arms Company's Bridgeport, Connecticut, plant alongside a photo of her husband, Melburn, who is serving overseas. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo5 Members of a riveting team at an aircraft factory use rivet guns and bucking bars to work on a basis trainer plane wing center section. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo6 Women went to work on both sides of the Atlantic. This picture, taken in England, shows women working in a munitions factory. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo7 Two women whose husbands were killed in the Pearl Harbor attack work in a factory in Corpus Christi, Texas. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo8 This woman machinist makes an adjustment at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo9 An aircraft worker checks electrical assemblies at the Vega Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo10 Two women work on a bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-war-ii/photo10