Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl
Fire the "Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl" event in Hearts of Iron IV with the console command event canada_vanilla.1.
Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID canada_vanilla.1.
What happens
Around a million Canadian women entered the workforce during the Second World War. They were represented in the national media by a symbol of resilience and patriotism: Veronica Foster, popularly known as Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl. She worked for John Inglis and Company at a Toronto gun factory while her three brothers fought overseas. The posters and short movies featuring her, and women like her, participating in the war effort likely inspired the better-known media campaign around 'Rosie the Riveter', after America's entry into the war.
Player choices
When this event fires, Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl presents these options:
- 'Factory work is no more difficult than housework', as the newsreels say.