Harry L. Hopkins (1890-1946) by Helen Peterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p A social worker who changed America en-us 2017-09-25 02:35:25 UTC 2017-09-25 03:12:20 UTC hello@padlet.com References hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638136  Hallilove, M. (1972). Rendezvous with destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and five extraordinary men took America into the war and into the world. New York, NY: Penguin Group
Leuchtenburg, W.E. (1963). Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932-1940 New York, NY: Harper and Collins.

Spartacuseducational.com/USARhopkins.htm 




]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638136 Hopkins did not fit the stereotype of the social worker of the time. hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638137 "For a social worker, he was an odd sort. He belonged to no church, had been divorced and analyzed, liked race horses and women, was given to profanity and wisecracking, and had little patience with moralists" (Leuchtenburg, 1963, p. 136). He did have a profound commitment to improving society and the lives of people.  In a speech in 1936 he said, "I believe the days of letting people live in misery, of being rock-bottom destitute, of children being hungry, of moralizing about rugged individualism in the light of modern facts - I believe those days are over in America. They have gone, and we are going forward in full belief that our economic system does not have to force people to live in miserable squalor in dirty houses, half fed, half clothed, and lacking decent medical care."]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638137 Hopkins served as the 8th Secretary of Commerce. He also acted as Roosevelt's chief assistant during World War 2. hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638138 He became Roosevelt's closest advisor and lived for a time at the White House (Hallilove, 1972). He was trusted and respected for his ability to get to the crux of an issue and for his ability to get things done. He did not pay attention to "bureaucratic orthodoxies" (Hallilove, 1972., p.107).]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638138 The purpose of the WPA was to give wages to people who were on relief. By 1935, more than 3.5 million people were employed on WPA projects. These programs included the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), the NYA (National Youth Administration) and the PWA (Public Works Administration). hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638139 These programs built countless infrastructure projects all over the country.. ]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638139 By the end of 1934, $3 billion had been distributed but the Depression continued and 20 million people were still on public assistance. hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638140 According to Hallilove (1972) Roosevelt's main priority was to get people working and off relief. He gave Hopkins the overall control of the WPA. ]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638140 Roosevelt did not like the idea of relief. hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638141 In a speech to Congress in 1934 he described relief payments as  "a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit... I am not willing that the vitality of our people be further sapped by the giving of cash, a market baskets, of a few hours of weekly work cutting grass, raking leaves or picking up papers in the public parks. The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief." (Spartacus Educational, 2016) ]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638141 When the CWA program ended, FERA took over the burden of relief. hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638142 The agency gave loans to states to implement relief programs. ]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638142 The Civilian Works Administration was a short term program that was designed to get people back to work during the hard winter of 1933-34. It was unveiled on November 8, 1933 and by the time the program reached its peak 2 months later, 4,230,000 people were employed (Spartacus Educational, 2016). hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638143 During its 4 months of existence, built or improved some 500,000 miles of roads, 40,000 schools, over 3,500 playgrounds and athletic fields, and 1,000 airports. According to Spartacus Educational (2016) it has been estimated that the program pumped a billion dollars of purchasing power into the economy.]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638143 When Roosevelt was elected president, Hopkins joined him as boss of the new Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638144 Hopkins headed up a series of federal relief and works agencies that employed millions: FERA (1933-1935), the Civil Works Administration (CWA) (1933-1934) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA)1935-1938. The President wanted action, and Hopkins was able to give it. In his first two hours on the job, he disbursed $5 million (Hallilove, 1972).]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638144 Harry graduated from Grinnell College in 1912 as a socil worker. hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638145 He moved to New York City and began his career. Over two decades he worked in a number of charities that served the poor. According to Hallilove (1972), he displayed "sympathy, ambition, and phenomenal energy (p.186).In 1931, Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him as executive director of the New York State Temporary Emergency Relief Administration.]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638145 Harry Lloyd Hopkins was born in Sioux City, Iowa on 17 August, 1890 to David (Al) Hopkins and Anna Pickett. hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638147 Harry's father was easygoing, gregarious and irreligious man who ran a store while his mother was a stern, straitlaced and devout Methodist (Hallilove, 1972). Harry inherited his father's easy manner and love of gambling and good living and his mother's sense of social responsibility and her fierce determination.]]> 2017-09-24 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190638147 Harry Hopkins suffered years of poor health. He was diagnosed with cancer in 1937, and then as a result of the treatments, he then suffered from malnutrition. He died in New York city in 1946. It was said of him "He had the purity of St.Francis of Assisi, and the sharp shrewdness of a race track tout" (Joseph E. Davis cited in Leuchtenburg, (1963), p. 136.) hrpeterson https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190659341 2017-09-25 03:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hrpeterson/bp5bm0woni9p/wish/190659341