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The impact of the Great Depression on women

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The impact of the Great Depression on women

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From an American woman during the Great Depression

"we never knew if we would have food tomorrow."

there was no work, my husband was depressed, and I had to find a way to feed my family.

Women's employment rate increased as men lost their jobs, and women entered the workforce for the first time

Marriage rates declined, leaving more single women to support themselves. Women's jobs were often low-paying and in traditional fields like nursing, teaching, and social work

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"we didn't eat much. sometimes just bread and a little milk if we were lucky. I was always hungry"

Children during the Great Depression (1929-1939) faced many challenges, including poverty, hunger, and unsafe working conditions many children suffered from malnutrition and had to leave school to help their families.

Home life Some parents deserted their families, Children's homes were unstable, and Conditions in privately funded children's homes were chaotic.

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Families lost homes, jobs, and security, leading to mass migration and hardship.

the mother of family had to find a way to feed her family.

Families during the Great Depression struggled with poverty, unemployment, and the loss of their homes. They adapted by becoming more frugal, growing their own food, and relying on government assistance.

Even as late as 1939, a decade into the Great Depression, over 60 percent of rural households and 82 percent of farm families were classified as “impoverished.”

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"we worked in the fields for a dollar a day, yet we barely had enough to eat ourselves."

Migrant workers faced low wages and poor conditions while traveling for work. During the Great Depression, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers moved across the United States to harvest crops. The Dust Bowl and the Great Depression forced white farmers to sell their land and become migrant workers.

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we were told to go back to Mexico even though we were born here.

Many Mexican Americans were unfairly deported during the Great depression.

During the Great Depression, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers moved across the United States to harvest crops. The Dust Bowl and the Great Depression forced white farmers to sell their land and become migrant workers.

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We felt the dirt between our fingers and prayed for rain. then the government came and helped us start over.

the dust bowl devastated farms, but new deal programs like the AAA helped recovery.

The New Deal provided funding for artists, which led to an explosion of artistic activity.

The Dust Bowl was a series of dust storms that occurred in the Great Plains during the Great Depression. It was a manmade and natural disaster that caused ecological damage and forced millions of people to migrate

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The women of America became stronger than ever during this tie because they had to keep their families going with the little they had.

Many women had to take jobs to support their families for the first time.

After the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. in the mid-1800s, some women went to work in factories alongside their families, sometimes with their children. In 1840, 10% of women had jobs outside the home, and by 1850 that number increased to 15%

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1930s, 1940s UK, Cereal Factory, Women Working In Assembly Line

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Black Americans and Inequality in the New Deal

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Black Americans and Inequality in the New Deal

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The New Deal programs said they were for everyone, but we Black Americans were still left behind.

Many New Deal programs discriminated against Black American.

During the Great Depression, African Americans were disproportionately affected, experiencing significantly higher unemployment rates compared to white Americans due to widespread racial discrimination, being "last hired, first fired" from jobs, and facing limited access to government relief programs, making their situation considerably worse than other demographics during the economic crisis

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"Art is not a luxury; it is a necessity." FDR on federal Art Programs

Government funded art captured the struggles of the era.

Writers and artists focused on the struggles of the poor, workers, and migrants.

Art, literature, and photography were used to promote political causes, such as labor unions and the New Deal.

The New Deal provided funding for artists, which led to an explosion of artistic activity.

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The great depression deeply affected all aspects of society ad while the new deal helped many some were left behind.

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The Great Recession vs. the Great Depression

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David Wheelock puts the Great Depression in context of the Great Recession in terms of length, real GDP, unemployment and inflation/deflation.