Blog Discussions today:
I did my blog discussion on the Cycle of the Great Depression....
Julie did her blog discussion on Elanor Roosevelt. She is one of the most involved First Ladies in our nation's history. She was very involved in the Red Cross during WWII and helped Roosevelt in his life in helping the country get out of the Great Depression.
Abby did the culture in the 30s. She talked mostly about the fashion for day and evening wear. It was almost unexceptable for a woman to go outside without some kind of hat. They wore cotton some of the time because it was durable, but they wore silk because it looks more elegant. Men wore tuxedos for formality and overalls whenever they were working.
Ross also did his blog on the Cycle of the Great Depression
Hanna did the PWA which involved a lot of people in construction projects
Danielle had Dorthia Leangue (not sure if that's spelled correctly): when she was little her dad left her family and later in life was diagnosed with polio. She got a job as a photographer, and went around to see if she could find any good pictures that would show the trouble that the country was in. She asked one mother with a few children that were living in a tent of some sort if she could take a picture of them. One of the pictures became one of the most popular photos of the Great Depression...the mother looking out into the distance with the two children resting on her shoulders. Here is the photo:
<-----This photo was one of the most popular of all the pictures taken in the Great Depression
Angel: There were many people that were critics of the New Deal because they were afraid of some of the things that it would do because they thought it might pull the economy under farther and farther. Some people didn't think that the New Deal was doing enough to help the economy, or they didn't think it was helping any aspect of the economy fast enough.
Allan: There was about 13 million people that were unemployed during the Great Depression and millions of businesses that were failing.
Kelsey: also did culture in the 30s...
Taylor: Grant Wood...mostly known for painting the American Gothic photo. Here is that photo:
American Gothic photo------->
All done for the Blog Discussions for now.
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