Déanna Clarke-Campbell
Block 1
The New Deal Affects Many Groups
The New Deal Brings New Opportunity
Represented important opportunity for minorities and women
Women Make Their Mark
New Deal gave opportunities for women in gov't positions
Frances Perkins- first female cabinet member; sec. of labor
Played a major role in creating Social Security System & labor legislation
Roosevelt (encouraged by wife) 2 female diplomats & female federal judge
Woman continued to face discrimination in workplace; women took jobs from men
1936 Gallup Poll: 82% Americans said wife should not work if husband had a job
New Deal laws mixed results:
National Recovery Administration set wage codes; some set â min. wages for women
Fed. Emergency Relief Administration & Civil Works Administration hired fewer
women
Civilian Conservation Corps hired only men
Women continued movement into workplace; 1930s percentage women â slightly
1930 â 11.7% to 15.6% in 1940
African-American Activism
1930s- Growth of activism by African Americans
A.Phillip Randolph- organized first all-black trade union; The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
African Americans Take Leadership Roles
Roosevelt âÂÂ100 Afri-Amer positions in gov't
Mary McLeod Bethune- an education who promoted opportunities for young Afri-Amer
Hired by pres. To head Division on Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration
Ensured that NYA hired Afr-Ame admin. & provided job training etc. to minority students
Helped organize "Black Cabinet" of influential Afri-Ame to advise Roosevelt admin. with racial issues
Figures: William H. Hastie, Robert C. Weaver, etc.
Eleanor Roosevelt helped Afri-Amer in gov't; brought about the performance from Marian Anderson 1939
Daughters of American Revolution in D.C., E. Roosevelt resigned
Arranged for Anderson to perform at Lincoln Memorial on Easter
The President Fails to Support Civil Rights
Roosevelt never committed to full civil rights for Afri-Amer; afraid of upsetting Dem.
Refused to approve federal...