On a brightly lit, rose-red wall within the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, hangs a painting that defied convention and stirred controversy; it was a painting that contributed to Allied Victory in World War II and now stands in mute commentary on the Battle of the Sexes in America of those days. Rosie the Riveter, painted by American artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell in 1943, signified a profound shift in the collective consciousness of the American people during a time of great conflict.
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