The U.S. saw Norman Rockwell’s art on The Saturday Evening Post cover for the first time on May 20, 1916 — almost 100 years ago. To celebrate the upcoming anniversary, we asked you to write a caption for Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter. Below are the five caption finalists.
To vote, simply type the number of the caption you like best in the comments below. The caption with the most votes will be published in the July/August issue of The Saturday Evening Post!
Voting closes Monday, May 30.
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Rosie the Riveter first appeared on the cover May 29, 1943 and appears on the cover of our latest special collector’s edition which features 70 years of cover illustration from our archive. Learn more about the real Rosie, model Mary Doyle Keefe, here.
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Comments
#4 Even Heroes need…..
” I Choose # 2 “
#2
# 4
I choose #4
My favorite is #5.
NUMBER 4
4
I choose #3
#4 is the most clever caption for the picture.
#4 is the best match.
I vote for #4.
Janice Johnson
#3 says it all about women’s contribution to the war effort.
Number 2
#2 True American Idol.
#4
Definitely #2
#2.
Definitely #4!!
#2 Heros, no doubt
I like #2
5
She does have a rivet machine to compliment her personality.
She does have a rivet driver to compliment her personalityl.
#2
# 3
#4 is spot on!
#2
Number Two
#2
#3
Number 2 – Short and Sweet!!!
#2 Short and it hits the nail on the head!!!!
My choice is #2.
2
#2
…Number 2 far and away.
#2
I vote for # 4 The army of women, was a big part of us winning the war.
# 4 very true-they got their strength through a few rations and lost of prayers.
Number 5 It made me laugh.
Number 2
I like number 2. We love heroes!!
#2. Short and sweet, and in today’s vocabulary!
I vote for Number 3 because it specifies the era when I believe the woman in the picture was in the army. Defeating the Nazis is more important than bringing home the bacon which was Number 1. The picture has appeal to me because it is showing that women can do it too.
Voting for#2
#5 The caption most closely relates to the subject and at the same time humanizes her personality.
# 2 please.
#2
#4 – Totally inclusive – totally true …
#3
# 3 Women will do whatever is necessary to defend their home and familes.
#5. All work, no play makes Rosie a dull girl.
Number TWO. Short and says it all!
#5
#3 Short and directly to the point. Perfect!
#2 Hero for sure, Idol as all working women are!
#4 I sremember thiss gal. She was a Hero and USA should be proud of her
#3, women were active “soldiers” in WWII on the front lines, at home raising children alone, keeping families fed, clothed, and working to in a variety of roles supporting the war effort. Women were the ‘behind the scenes’ strength of the war effort, America’s Women Power
# 1 Says it all
5
#5
I liked them all but my choice is #5
Number 2 is the best!
#4
I like #3
#3
#5
#2
They were all good, but my favorite is 5.
Number 5
#3
It’s All In A Day’s Work
Or #4 – that’s what the image is featuring
NUMBER 4
I thought some were better than these. I’ll go with #3.
3
nr 4
Number 5
5
Number 2
3
2
#4
NO QUESTION………….#2
#2
#1
#2
2
#1 DEFINITELY!!!!!!!
#3
#5. Shows the most originally
I vote for #3…riverton personality..
5
#2
I vote for No. 2. They are all good.
5
2
My boyfriend a Sailor, is very proud of me, so there!
” I made it myself.”
this is what life is all about….
follow me “The American Working Women”
You can not have my bologna and cheese sandwich
Just doin my job…
I keep’m flyin…
“You were saying?”
“Me wearin makeup ain’t gonna win this war…”
Yes We Can
Riveting to victory
American Muscle
Yes I Can
Rosie, the riveter, is still riveting away.
UNITED we stand, defending this great land!
One rivet at a time won the war and peace!
Women with a attitude.
Rosie the Dynamo! Hitler will have to go!
Step on em Rosie.
I am glad I am not the judge of this contest – 97% of all of the above are heartfelt captions – Thanks to all of the above for thinking deep in their brains and hearts so I could read them….
“I played the woman card.”
Give me a break…I have a war to win.
When in a situation, “A Woman Gotta Do What A Woman Ought To Do”
I am not just a pretty face
Rosie the Riveter! –This could be the start of something big!
Buzz off. I am on my lunch break
“No you cannot use my riveter! It’s the weapon I’m using to help win the war!”
“Go on, Mr. Hitler, make my day!”
St. Paul, Minnesota
I done won the Beauty contest. Now, I’m gonna win the war!
A real riveting experience…USA all the way!
SO? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT!!!>>>>>
So, what are you going to do about it?????
What is this vegan biz you speak of? I’m just a tomato who loves her ham.
Just doin’ my war job–dishes are done!
I’m kicking butt! How about you?
“we’ll both hit our target”
” We’ll both hit our target”
“I only have arms for U. — S.A.!”
Paved the Way to the ERA movement
PAVED THE WAY TO ERA movement
I AM WOMAN—HEAR ME ROAR
Anything he can do, I can do better!
The bacon may be a bit dirty…But I’m bringing it home…
my struggle…!
Women can do anything, that is the American Dream.
“My arms are stronger than your swastikas!”
St. Paul, Minnesota
We Women Rule!
Sugar and spice and everything nice…and I rivet!
ROSIE, AN AMERICAN HERO
I’m riveting — and I rivet!
I’m riveting — AND riveting!
Feeling strong — and important!
No time to wash my hands, busy…
You think you can do a better job ? I DON’T THINK SO !!!!….just say”in
FINALLY! Equal pay for a days work.
My names Rosie,………..Riveting is my game !!!!
I AM AN AMERICAN WOMAN & I AM HERE !!!
I don’t care how it was done yesterday!
Beats cooking and ironing!
Yes
Okay my E-mail is [email protected] as stated below. I’ve been receiving the Post off and on for a couple of years. Really enjoy the articles and pictures!
“The New American Collossus”
Making American Great
If I can do this, I can do anything.
Not hungry at the moment.
America the beautiful!
I sit and stand up for America The Beautiful!
James Levay
133 Adela St.
St.Augustine, FL 32086
“Well, hey there little fella. You know, dogs aren’t allowed in here, but there was a time when women weren’t either. Want to share my sandwich?”
I am not just a pretty face.
“Don’t even think about it”
Today Rosie the Riveter, tomorrow Madame President!
The true American Idol.
Women’s Lib – 1944
Take That Mein Kampf, you’re toast!
Don’t bother me….I’m on my lunch break!!!
Carole Gilbert
Trenton, NJ
You think this is Your sandwich??? Go make your own.
I”ll have to talk to my husband about these bologna sandwiches.
“Gender,shmender! We’re all fightin’ for the same cause!”
St. Paul, Minnesota
Riveting …
“Yes, my name is Rosie. I’m the best #%@* Riveter in this shipyard.”
A girls gotta do , what a girls gotta do!
Daughter of the USA
” Perpetual strength is my Main Purpose every moment of each day.”
” I believe focus on good purpose is a must every moment of the day.”
so you want more pieces of flare then?
Mein sandwich
Come home soon, boys. Oh, we ladies have changed a little.
Rosie shares her sandwich with nobody except American soldiers!
“Never underestimate the enemy? HAH! NEVER ever underestimate the American woman.
“When it comes to protecting freedom, I’m ready to rock, rattle and rivet!”
St. Paul, Minnesota
I stand by MY country.
“it’s alright boys. We got yer backs.”
…” Anything you can do. I can do better. ”
“NO YOU CAN”T/
YES I CAN/
NO YOU CAN”T/
YES//////////////////// I CAN///////////////” ha ha
” That’s Ms, to you buddy.”
“Stomp out the Nazis? It’s as easy as eating a ham sandwich!”
While the men are at the Front I’ll keep building up the Back!
“Of course I’m good at what I do! What else did you expect?”
Catonsville, MD
“Of course I’m good at what I do! What did you expect?”
Showing off those muscles I’ve earned helping my country on my lunch hour!
“I’ll help you hand the Axis a “riveting” loss, G.I. Joe !”
Norman, you are a true artistic genius!
Thomas Tykodi
Pataskala, Ohio
Is my pride showing?
Thomas Tykodi
Pataskala, Ohio
The Nazis were out (wo)manned
Glad she was on our side!
The Rise of the Western Woman had only just begun.
These arms, that made the arms, that saved Western Civilization, are armed now.
“Even though men see me as riveting, I’m still unattached.”
“They love me now, but what’s gonna happen when the war is over and the boys come home?”
So what do you think Donald Trump would have said?
So what do you think Donald Trump would have said when he saw this?
“And the Truth Lives On …”
That’s OK boys! Anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything better than you!
“My job is to put things together, but I myself am unattached.”
“They love me now, but will they want me when the war is over?”
“I’ve been told I have a riveting personality. Do I take that as a compliment or not?”
We Can And We Will!
Scott Carlson
Ottumwa, IA
A woman’s work is never done.
ROSIE, SHMOZIE–HIT ON ME, AND..
I’LL BITE YOUR HOSEY!!!!
Step on it Rosie!
I can build ’em, but I can’t fly ’em?
If I had as much Bologna in this sandwich as there is in this election, I could feed the free world!
“It’s all in a days work”
Proud to be an American!
Excuse me…..Never! I said Never underestimate the American woman.
A rose is a rose is a ROSIE!
A Rosie by any other name . .
Don’t mess with US A
Get your own!
I’m Riveting!!!!
Have gun, will rivet.
St. Paul, Minnesota
What’s in my pocket? An extra ham sandwich!
Rosie leads the way for USA!
Doing our part in the fight
Made in the USA
Our Riveting Miss Rosie!
Strong and brave that’s my game, Rosie the Riveter
Thrilled to serve my country
“Thrilled to serve my country”
I’m not leaving the country, its another Rosie.
I will get the job done.
I can handle anything.
I can handle it.
Anything he can do, I can do better!
My Country!! My Attitude!!!
“Go easy on those eyes, big guy…I havn’t finished lunch!”
PROUD TO SERVE
STRONG COUNTY PRIDE
STRONG COUNTRY PRIDE
Hold your rivets. I’m on break!
St. Paul, Minnesota
Out of the house, into the war.
WOMEN IN CHARGE!MEN MAKE A FREE WORLD
I work this riveting gun so our troops can out gun the axis.
Bill Engle
Ellicott City, MD
So there–pretty good, huh???
Grease on my arm? Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!
and so that you know,..I can do this and more, bring it on!!
Kansas City, MO
Taking my lunch break, thank you; then back to waging WW2.
Taking my lunch break, thank you; then back to WW2.
My Sailor Boyfriemd Thinks I’m A Hunk!
Grease on my arm? Frankly, I don’t give a damn!
Bring it on – I’m ready!
It’s no longer just a man’s world.
Rosie is riveting!
Cindy Earls
Ada, OK
Emancipated from the drudgery of housework!
Once we’ve taken care of Hitler, we can continue the real battle
for equality.
Man working hard? PSH!
Shawn Richards
Newark, DE
The war can wait five more minutes!
Louis DiSanto
St. Paul Minnesota
Woman Power To The Rescue!
Let’s Go Girls!
Riveting: A Great Arsenal Of Democracy!
Helping America One Rivet At A Time!
Answering America’s Patriotic Need!
I’M DOING MY PART EVERYDAY TO WIN THIS WAR!
Patriotic womanhood: a riveting experience!
Taking a Bite Out of Inequality
The war can wait five more minutes.
Power Lunch
Sorry–not sharing this! I used MY rationing stamps for this meat.
She’s absolutely Riveting!
Woman Power To The Max !
Ham and cheese!
“Whether woman or man, they all had a plan, to keep America strong for as long as tyranny threatened the land.”
women can work get dirty and still be a women for the home
women will work and get dirty towe don’t just clean houses
My girl, just like the girl that married dear old dad!
Yeah, I root for the Red Sox. Wanna make somethin of it, Yankee?
Pass the Grey Poupon, please.
See boys, we can rivet as well as you can plus our rivets keep America strong and together.
What true American doesn’t like a good ham sandwich.
I’m sorry – I don’t go out with WELDERS !!
“Can’t bring home the bacon today — I’m eating it!”
Vets Love Rosie
Well yes, I can cook too!
“Don’t worry, I’ve ALREADY met my quota”
“You think you know better than ME what the best lunch is
for a strong, working woman? THAT’S BALONEY!”
TO ARMS APPLIES TO MORE THAN JUST THE MEN IN AMERICA MEIN KAMPF!
Strong,proud, and hungry with a rivieting spirit to boot! Go Rosie!
Rosie the real Rolemodel: riveted and rocked for America!
Her Gun Will Save the Nation!!!
Her Gun Will Save the Nation!
Even the strong need lunch.
No way! Stay away! Food’s fuel for my day.
One rivet at a time keeps the enemy at bay.
I’m supporting our troops, the American way.
Colette Sasina
Summerfield, FL
Patriotic Jackhammer Jill,
“Doing as she will!”
Should I name her “Rosie Junior” or “Hillary”?
Even heroes have to have a lunch break!
Amy Adams
Torrington, Connecticut
The American woman can work under heat.
My riveting experience could be yours too/sign up now!!!
THIS IS MY ENTRY:
“Never underestimate the enemy? Hah! NEVER EVER underestimate the American woman.”
Taking a break before going back to the war effort.
Eating my HERO sandwich
I am proud to be an American Gal…..
Anything you can do, I can do better. Just need a break to fuel.
I’m proud of my part in keeping America Strong
clyve baade
Bloomington,Il
Tell me again I can’t.
Linda Wade
Salt Lake City, Utah