I. INTRODUCTIONThe role of women in American history has evolved greatly over the past few centuries. In less than a hundred years, women's role has evolved from housewife to well-paid business executive to political leader. While the events of history have shaped the world today, one can find hidden in such moments pivotal points that propel destiny in an unforeseen direction. This article will examine one of these pivotal moments, fashioned from the fictional character known as "Rosie the Riveter", who represented powerful working-class women during World War II, and how her personification contributed to shape the future lives of women.II. BODYTo understand the significant changes in the role of women, it is important to examine the position women held in society before World War II. In a famous decision by the United States Supreme Court in a case denying a woman's right to practice law, the following excerpt written by the Honorable Joseph P. Bradley in 1873 summarizes how women were perceived during this period by their male counterparts. . Bradley said: “The primordial destiny and mission of women is to fulfill the noble and benevolent functions of wife and mother – this is the law of the Creator.” Although many women may agree that the role of wife and mother is noble, most certainly would not agree that this position would define their destiny. While many women took on domestic roles at this time, by the turn of the century, women were certainly no strangers to the workforce. As the developing American nation altered the lives of its citizens, men and women found themselves struggling economically and migrated to the cities to find work in the emerging industrialized labor movement. Ho...... middle of paper ......ov/rori/index.htm, 2011Santoro, Gene., Top Secret Rosies: The Women's Computers of World War II. 2011, volume 25, number 6, p.70, accession number: 58110946Siebel, Julia M., Remembering the Riveter. Organization of American Historians. OAH Bulletin, p. 15. 2005Sorensen, Aja, Rosie the Riveter: Women Working in World War II. Retrieved from http://www.nps.gov/pwro/collection/website/rosie.htm, (nd) Triche, Warren, “Rosie the Riveter” reminder of women's history. Retrieved from http://www.dm.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123248522, 2011. US Supreme Court Center, Bradwell v. State of Illinois. Retrieved from http://supreme.justia.com/us/83/130/case.html, Justia.com, 2011. Williams, Timothy, Geraldine Doyle, iconic face of World War II, dies at 86. New York Times Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/us/30doyle.html?_r=2&ref=obituaries. 2010.