The impact of the Great Depression Flashcards
Did the Great Depression affect mostly class or gender?
Class
How did married women manage during the Depression?
If their husbands kept jobs, they would only get a job if they wanted to boost their family income, but mostly manged well for the situation.
How did widowed and divorced women manage during the Depression?
They had to accept any job they could to manage through financial issues
What did a 1932 report from the Women’s Bureau of Labor find about women working in meat packing factories?
97% of female workers were working as the only wage earner in the family
How did the Bureau of Labor treat the Women’s Labor Bureau?
Very poorly; they were often ignored
What did most women believe the Women’s Labor Bureau did to women’s progress?
They believed that it hindered their progress when they supported government legislation and when it pushed for legislation.
Give on example of the Women’s Bureau supported legislation.
1908, Muller v Oregon: ruled working hours form women should be capped at 10 hours
Give an example of the Women’s Bureau proposing legislation.
Pressed for a minimum wage for women though men had no minimum wage
In which professions did labor regulations mostly apply?
Industrial work rather than farming or domestic services.
Who was luckier, people on relief programs or work?
Work as some relief programs were available in some states
