Eleanor Roosevelt Flashcards
what is the significance of Eleanor Roosevelt ?
she was the first lady to play an active role in shaping policy and assisting the president
describe Eleanor roosevelt
- powerful
- intelligent
- had political and economic links
how many conferences did she hold during FDR’s presidency ?
348
she asked people to send letters to her at the Whitehouse, how many did she end-up receiving ?
300,000
give an examples of a policy group she pressured
- pressured the National Recovery Administration to investigate rase-based wage differentials
- convinced president to promote Mary McLeod Bethune to the Whitehouse as FDR’s special advisor for minority affairs
what is a limitation of her influence ?
her efforts to improve black American lives were somewhat limited in southern states
before 1933, what party did African Americans vote for ?
most voted for republican
why did black Americans start to vote for FDR, even though he was a democrat ?
because of his personality
what percentage of black Americans in Chicago voted for FDR ?
49%
what main new opportunity did the new deal give black Americans ?
gave them more opportunity in federal government
who was FDR’s economic advisor ?
Robert weaver - a black American
what was the biggest relief agency ?
the Works Progressive Administration - provided work for 350,000 black Americans
how many black Americans did Mary McLeod provide skills training to ?
500,000
when was the Resettlement Administration set up ?
1935
what did the Resettlement Administration help do ?
helped black Americans to develop rural projects
