More Sarah Palin Photoshop Fun: Poster Repurposed

Sarah Palin supporters did a little Photoshopping of their own, and repurposed the classic WWII poster, often called  Rosie the Riveter.

That original poster was created by J. Howard Miller for Westinghouse's War Production, in 1942, from  a photo of Geraldine Boyle, a  Michigan factory worker. (And with  government-commissioned works, the poster is in the public domain.)

Rosie was also a 1943 Saturday Evening Post cover, painted by Norman Rockwell. The original sold for nearly$5 mil. in 2002. His Rosie is a little more classical in her proportions, and she's crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her work boot.

Richmond, California turned a former Kaiser Shipyard into a memorial honoring American women and their contributions to the war effort. Connie Field directed a wonderful documentary on the same subject, as well.

Both the poster and the magazine cover were inspired by a popular song by by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb:

 

All the day long,
Whether rain or shine,
She's a part of the assembly line.
She's making history,
Working for victory,
Rosie the Riveter.
Keeps a sharp lookout for sabatoge,
Sitting up there on the fuselage.
That little girl will do more than a male will do.
Rosie's got a boyfriend, Charlie.
Charlie, he's a Marine.
Rosie is protecting Charlie,
Working overtime on the riveting machine.
When they gave her a production "E,"
She was as proud as she could be.
There's something true about,
Red, white, and blue about,
Rosie the Riveter.