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New Opportunities for WomenFrancis Perkins
First Female appointed Secretary of laborFirst Female AmbassadorSeveral Female Federal Judges
What could be the political consequences of the above actions?
Mary McLeod BethuneHeaded the National Youth Administration, The
Office of Minority AffairsTo ensure the hiring of African Americans within the
NYA and provide job training and other benefitsHelped build a “Black Cabinet” to help advise the
President.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier sought to reverse the forced-assimilation policies in place since the Dawes Act of 1887.
He promoted the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (the Indian “New Deal”), which encouraged tribes to preserve their culture and traditions.
Not all Indians liked it; 77 tribes refused to organize under its provisions (200 did).
Motion Pictures and RadioProvided an escape from everyday life and
hardships1st radio station and broadcast was in Paterson NJ
MoviesMany reflected social and moral themes in society
Gangster Films: The Public EnemyDramas: Gone With the Wind
Many entertained the publicSlap Stick Comedy (physical)Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, & the Three Stooges
Embodied the democratic spiritBy the end of the 30s, about 90% of all homes
had a radioOffered a great variety of programmingSeveral radio program would later became
fixtures on American TV
Helped along with the WPAInspired many public works and productionsFederal Art Project
Decorated many public buildings around the nationDiego Rivera
Individual artEdward Hopper NY painterGrant Wood Iowa artist
LiteratureCaptured the real America
Richard Wright, An African-American AuthorNative Son: Biopic of his youth in the face of racism
Zora Neale HurstonTheir Eyes Were Watching GodA young women growing up in rural Florida
John SteinbeckCaptured the effects of the DepressionThe Grapes of Wrath, In Dubious Battle, Of Mice and
Men