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- The New Deal was a revolutionary era, opening up a vast new space of opportunity and benefits for women, one that tapped into their leadership abilities, wide-ranging skill sets, and life experiences like never before.
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The early appointments of women to New Deal agency posts were attributed in part to President Roosevelt's desire to break new ground; in part to the influence of his wife, Eleanor; and in large part to the vigorous work of Molly Dewson, chairperson of the Women's Division of the Democratic National Convention.
Describe the challenges women faced during the Depression and the way that the New Deal affected women. Analyze the extent to which the Roosevelt administration provided a “new deal” for nonwhites.
Oct 13, 2018 · He examines Eleanor’s role as part of a remarkable network of female reformers in the New Deal which exerted an unprecedented influence over American policy and politics that would not be matched until the 1970s.
For African Americans, the Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1940) marked a transformative era and laid the groundwork for the postwar black freedom struggle in the United States.
Frances M. Seeber, Eleanor Roosevelt and Women in the New Deal: A Network of Friends, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4, Modern First Ladies White House Organization (FALL 1990), pp. 707-717
Jan 16, 2018 · In the 1980s feminist historians began to question masculine definitions of politics and sought to write a “new political history of women” which recognized the importance of women's friendships and communities to US political history.
