American Experience Season 1 Episode 5
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
An original look through newsreels, war department films, posters and interviews with five, real-life "Rosies" about the reality of working in the defense plants during WWII, and their reactions to having to give up those jobs for returning GIs.
- 1 - 16Sins of Our MothersJan. 17, 1989
- 1 - 15The World That Moses BuiltJan. 10, 1989
- 1 - 14Eudora Welty: One Writer's BeginningsJan. 03, 1989
- 1 - 13Views of a Vanishing FrontierDec. 27, 1988
- 1 - 12Hearts and HandsDec. 20, 1988
- 1 - 11The Radio PriestDec. 13, 1988
- 1 - 10That Rhythm... Those BluesDec. 06, 1988
- 1 - 9Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: RevisitedNov. 29, 1988
- 1 - 8Geronimo and the Apache ResistanceNov. 22, 1988
- 1 - 7Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up CloseNov. 15, 1988
- 1 - 6Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?Nov. 08, 1988
- 1 - 5The Life and Times of Rosie the RiveterNov. 01, 1988
- 1 - 4Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A DreamOct. 25, 1988
- 1 - 3Indians, Outlaws and Angie DeboOct. 18, 1988
- 1 - 2Radio BikiniOct. 11, 1988
- 1 - 1The Great San Francisco EarthquakeOct. 04, 1988