The Great DepressionThe Great Depression

Chapter 23 – Section 3Chapter 23 – Section 3

Life in the Great DepressionLife in the Great Depression

Women during the Great Women during the Great DepressionDepression

The Great Depression had a significant impact on The Great Depression had a significant impact on women.women.

During the Great Depression the job market During the Great Depression the job market became flooded with unemployed men. became flooded with unemployed men.

Women who were Women who were secretariessecretaries and and salesclerkssalesclerks often kept their jobs, but women who were often kept their jobs, but women who were teachersteachers or or factoryfactory workers lost theirs. workers lost theirs.

However the hard times of the depression require However the hard times of the depression require many women to find work in order to support many women to find work in order to support their families. More women were working towards their families. More women were working towards the end of the Great Depression than the the end of the Great Depression than the beginning.beginning.

Minority Groups and the Minority Groups and the DepressionDepression

The Great Depression was particularly The Great Depression was particularly hard on minorities.hard on minorities.

African Americans suffered more African Americans suffered more unemployment, homelessness, illness, and unemployment, homelessness, illness, and hungerhunger than did whites. than did whites.

Mexicans and Mexican Americans were Mexicans and Mexican Americans were forced out of forced out of their jobstheir jobs and sometimes and sometimes deporteddeported..

Native Americans were among the Native Americans were among the poorestpoorest when the Depression began.when the Depression began.

The Dust BowlThe Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was located The Dust Bowl was located in the in the Southwestern PlainsSouthwestern Plains states.states.

Being hardest hit in the Being hardest hit in the pan handle of Oklahoma.pan handle of Oklahoma.

The dust bowl was a The dust bowl was a combination of drought combination of drought and poor farming and poor farming techniques.techniques.

These miseries were These miseries were coupled with an coupled with an agricultural recession that agricultural recession that began during the late began during the late 1920s1920s

Black BlizzardsBlack Blizzards

The dust storms began in 1930 and lasted The dust storms began in 1930 and lasted 5 years5 years, turning , turning farmlandfarmland into wasteland. into wasteland.

Many families were forced to go to Many families were forced to go to CaliforniaCalifornia to find work. A large portion of to find work. A large portion of these families migrated from Oklahoma these families migrated from Oklahoma and became known as Okies.and became known as Okies.

Arts and the MediaArts and the Media

During this period movies helped During this period movies helped people people forget their problemsforget their problems, while , while radio was a vital part of radio was a vital part of everyday everyday lifelife.. Gangster MoviesGangster Movies King KongKing Kong Mickey the MouseMickey the Mouse

Many Americans listened to FDR on Many Americans listened to FDR on their personal radios.their personal radios.

Important Figures - Important Figures - Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt was was FDR’s wife and the first FDR’s wife and the first lady. lady.

She was considered the She was considered the “eyes and the ears” of the “eyes and the ears” of the President due to his polio.President due to his polio.

Eleanor transformed the Eleanor transformed the role of the First Lady by role of the First Lady by being an active participant being an active participant in national matters.in national matters.

She is most notable for She is most notable for work with Women and work with Women and African Americans.African Americans.

Mary McLeod Bethune – An African Mary McLeod Bethune – An African American educator who was a American educator who was a member of FDR’s Black Cabinet. member of FDR’s Black Cabinet. She She became the top ranking African became the top ranking African American in governmentAmerican in government..

John CollierJohn Collier – – Commissioner of Indian Commissioner of Indian AffairsAffairs. He promoted the “Indian New . He promoted the “Indian New Deal” which provided for Deal” which provided for improvements in Native American improvements in Native American standards of living.standards of living.

John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck

John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was the famous was the famous writerwriter of of The The Grapes of WrathGrapes of Wrath, , the Story of a the Story of a Oklahoma Oklahoma migrant family migrant family making its way to making its way to California.California.

Dorothea LangeDorothea Lange

A photographer who A photographer who worked for the Farm worked for the Farm Security Security Administration.Administration.

She is most She is most famous famous for her photograph of for her photograph of a mother and her a mother and her children.children.

This photo is This photo is considered one of the considered one of the greatest symbols of greatest symbols of the depression era.the depression era.

Thomas Hart BentonThomas Hart Benton – He was an – He was an artist that was artist that was employed by the WPAemployed by the WPA to create murals for government to create murals for government buildings. buildings. His murals captured the His murals captured the lives of ordinary people.lives of ordinary people.

Shirley TempleShirley Temple – She was popular – She was popular child actress. She child actress. She symbolized great symbolized great optimismoptimism during a time of low spirits. during a time of low spirits.