LIBERTY GIRL (ROSIE TO THE RESCUE), Saturday Evening Post cover, 1943 Norman Rockwell hired a professional model for the Post cover Liberty Girl (Rosie to the Rescue), honoring the mythical embodiment of all the new roles that now belonged to the American woman during wartime. As a symbol of the ability of Americans to mobilize and transform themselves during the war effort, Rockwell chose to paint her as a girl-next-door, accentuating her authenticity. - Norman Rockwell Museum