--- description: The photo received over 290,000 "likes" within 30 minutes title: Beyoncé Just Posted the Ultimate Feminist Photo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Beyoncé Just Posted the Ultimate Feminist Photo by [Joan E. Greve](/author/joan-greve/) ## Joan E. Greve Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 2:32 PM CUT by [Joan E. Greve](/author/joan-greve/) ## Joan E. Greve Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 2:32 PM CUT Well, obviously Beyoncé can do it. The 17-time Grammy winner posted a photo to Instagram Tuesday that mirrors the famous Rosie the Riveter poster, a cultural icon that recognizes the contributions made by women during World War II. Beyonce, a self-described “[modern-day feminist](http://time.com/1851/flawless-5-lessons-in-modern-feminism-from-beyonce/ "undefined"),” incorporated ideas often symbolized by Rosie in her most recent album. The photo racked up more than 300,000 likes within half an hour. Beyoncé is currently on the road with husband Jay Z for their joint “[On the Run](http://time.com/2981733/beyonce-and-jay-zs-on-the-run-tour-is-a-royal-spectacle/ "undefined")” tour. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3018710/beyonce-rosie-the-riveter-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3018710/beyonce-rosie-the-riveter-instagram/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Just Posted the Ultimate Feminist Photo","datePublished":"2014-07-22T14:32:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:41.922Z","description":"She woke up like this","url":"https://time.com/3018710/beyonce-rosie-the-riveter-instagram/","keywords":["Living","feminism","celebrities","Beyonce","Instagram","Photo","Feminist"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joan E. Greve","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joan-greve/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3018710/beyonce-rosie-the-riveter-instagram/","name":"Beyoncé Just Posted the Ultimate Feminist Photo"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Beyonce on Her Biggest Influence","description":"Beyonce speaks about how her mother and daughter have inspired her.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/bwiqhP86/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-04-24T10:24:41.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bwiqhP86.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3018710/beyonce-rosie-the-riveter-instagram/","duration":"PT55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3018710/beyonce-rosie-the-riveter-instagram/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```