Women - New Deal

who was secretary for labour 1933-45?

Frances Perkins

what are all of mary dewsons positions?

director of the womens division of the democratic party (1932-4)

chair of the womens division advisory committee (1934-7)

member of the social security board (1937-8)

what did the 1933 FERA do for women?

meant that homeless women could seek additional refuge in city shelters, further financial assistance

what did eleanor roosevelt do?

spoke for womens groups and encouraged FDR to appoint women to leading positions

who was appointed as the first female court judge?

Florence Allen

who was the first female ambassador?

Ruth Bryan Owen

who was appointed as director of the us mint?

Nellie Taylor Ross

why was the high position of some women limited?

the major decisions were made without any concideration for them

they also often accepted the fact that the priority was to get men back to work

in 1936 poll how many women said that married women with working husbands should not be working?

4/5

what was the impact of the farm security act 1937 for women?

did nothing for women and they remained in rural unfairness

why was the work of the NRA codes and FLSA (1938) limited for women?

they set wages lower for women and

why was the NRA FLSA and the SSA good for women?

set limit on working hours, set minimum wages and also helped married women with children get welfare benefits

from 1930-40 what was the increase % of women in unions?

300%

what was wrong with the CCC , PWA and the CWA?

CCC was exclusively for men

PWA and CWA only gave women low paid jobs like sewing or social service

what was wrong with the SSA?

didnt cover domestic or agricultural workers which many women were

what did frances perkins face?

much discrimination from men and many of her policies were watered down

who was appointed as special advisor to the national youth administration? what else did she do?

AA Mary Mcleod Bethune, she also did work in FDRs black cabinet

what did the repatriation programs in 1930s lead to?

forced deportation of many mexican women

name a female author from this period?

Zora Neale Hurston

what did the new deal promote women as? why was this harmful?

home makers, caregivers, mothers, teachers and nurses

reinforced the gender divisions and ensured that seperate spheres remained via the propaganda