• DOI:10.14321/RHETPUBLAFFA.19.2.0245
Corpus ID: 147767111

Rosie’s Secret Identity, Or, How to Debunk a Woozle by Walking Backward through the Forest of Visual Rhetoric

@article{Kimble2016RosiesSI,
  title={Rosie’s Secret Identity, Or, How to Debunk a Woozle by Walking Backward through the Forest of Visual Rhetoric},
  author={James J. Kimble},
  journal={Rhetoric \& Public Affairs},
  year={2016},
  volume={19},
  pages={245 - 274}
}

• James J. Kimble
• Published 2016
• Sociology
• Rhetoric & Public Affairs

This essay investigates the authenticity of Geraldine Hoff Doyle’s widely accepted status as the model for the World War II– era “We Can Do It!” poster. After considering the rhetorical nature of the so-called woozle effect, the analysis endeavors to counter this particular woozle by plotting a reverse narrative. Taking the form of a quest that moves backward through a metaphorical forest of visual rhetoric, the essay initially traces the sources of Doyle’s tale into the recent past and… Expand