# data[].attributes.headline
What did many low-income people in the rural South do to make a living?

# data[].attributes.subject
What did many low-income people in the rural South do to make a living?

# data[].attributes.body
Many of the low-income people in the south would operate small farms and live off them. This was their main source of income.

# data[].attributes.body
Other dependents on welfare were men unskilled whom were considered too old to employ

# data[].attributes.headline
How were they overlooked by the government social programs?

# data[].attributes.subject
How were they overlooked by the government social programs?

# data[].attributes.body
Most government programs only helped the middle class or big farmers or unionized workers.

# data[].attributes.headline
What kinds of  conditions did low-income people face?

# data[].attributes.subject
What kinds of  conditions did low-income people face?

# data[].attributes.body
*The poorest American's had to take the worst jobs.
*With no education or little education, people were at mercy of employers paid them the lowest wages possible.
*Were often placed in terrible work conditions.

# data[].attributes.headline
Why were woman dependent on welfare in the 1950's?

# data[].attributes.subject
Why were woman dependent on welfare in the 1950's?

# data[].attributes.body
Woman were dependent on welfare because that was the only way they would survive many of these woman were single mothers and couldn't obtain a job because of the discrimination that was occurring.

# data[].attributes.headline
What kind of health problems did they suffer from?

# data[].attributes.subject
What kind of health problems did they suffer from?

# data[].attributes.body
*Farmers were unable to to make an adequate living from farming which resulted in them living in dilapidated houses with no running water or bathrooms.
*Those who lived in the area were malnourished and suffered from severe health problems.
*Many children had eye and ear diseases along with bone diseases.
*The prevalence of bacterial and parasitic disease along with anemia could result in loss of energy and the ability to live a normal life.

# data[].attributes.headline
What percent of Americans did not benefit from the general prosperity of the 1950's?

# data[].attributes.subject
What percent of Americans did not benefit from the general prosperity of the 1950's?

# data[].attributes.body
20 to 25 percent of Americans lived in poverty in the 1950's

# data[].attributes.body
Sweatshops were jobs in where employees would get less than minimum wage and would be poorly mistreated. Many families would need money and were treated as slaves they would be get $1 an hour. The environment they were in had very low maintenance. These sweatshops were made 90% of woman and it was mandatory to take birth control.