Women New Deal

Question 1

Positive- Roosevelt

Answer 1

Appointed women to leading positions e.g first female ambassador

Question 2

Positive- reforms

Answer 2

Reforms such as fair labour standard act 1938 and national recovery administrations limited hours and minimum wage indirectly benefitted women

Question 3

Positive- welfare benefits

Answer 3

Social security act 1935 helped married women during depression

Question 4

Positive- political activity + unions

Answer 4

Women confident enough to participate in political activity and unionise. Between 1930-40 300% rise in unionise female labour

Question 5

Negative- traditional beliefs

Answer 5

Pay shouldn’t be equal

Question 6

Negative- NRA

Answer 6

Lower pay for women workers 1933

Question 7

Negative- women in domestic work

Answer 7

Didn’t benefit from new deal legislation, industries of south often disadvantaged by it

Question 8

Negative- priority

Answer 8

Priority of recovery aspect of New Deal was to get men back to work

Question 9

Negative- women advisors

Answer 9

Often restricted to traditional roles. Advising on social policy and family matters