https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7 Ericka Allen, Natalie Plahuta, and Tim Chupka en-us 2017-01-25 19:41:24 UTC 2017-12-12 11:12:32 UTC hello@padlet.com eall6598 https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149448908 Scarecrow represents farmers and this is because the media saw farmers as ignorant and lack of understanding of "city life." They didn't understand how they were losing all their money to the banks when they were producing surplus of food.

http://www.themoneymasters.com/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-a-monetary-reformers-brief-symbol-glossary/]]> 2017-01-25 19:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149448908 eall6598 https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149450494 The Cowardly Lion represents congress because they have the power ot limit the banks (Wicked Witch of the West) but they don't have the courage to do so.

www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Banks/Wizard_of_Oz_parable.html]]> 2017-01-25 19:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149450494 eall6598 https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149452325 The Silver Shoes represents the Silver Movement and the idea of adding it as another standard next to gold that would limit the power of banks when concerning the U.S. currency. During this time, the big banks had a large amount of control over the US currency, but adding silver as another standard that would back the US dollar would limit the power of big banks.

https://mrdanbx.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/gilded-age-populism-and-oz.doc]]> 2017-01-25 19:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149452325 npla2801 https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149456483 2017-01-25 20:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/eall6598/37de2bjx3ag7/wish/149456483