Article assignment due on Monday.
Blog Discussion today.
Marielle: Cycle of the Great depression
Julie: Personal life of elenor Roosevelt
- real name was anna eleanor roosevelt
- had two brothers growing up
- she always thought she was an ugly kid but thought that prettyness wasnt everything
- met franklin when she was 17 and married on St. Patricks day
- teddy walked her down the isle at her wedding because her parents died
- worked with the red cross
Abby: Culture
- for fashion they wore elegant day dresses
- most of the dresses were made out of cotton
- nightwear dresses had long sleaves or no sleaves and were more flowy
- guys mostly wore suits
- in the 30s the topless sunbathing became a thing
- after the war the fashions changed for women to a more military look and the guys suits had less fabric
Ross: Cycle of the great depression
- banks closed down and failed
- people wernt buying the goods
- companies had to lay off workers and didnt have any money
- families were struggling to live
Hannah: Public works administration
- it was the publics program to help construct jobs
Dannielle/Conner: Dorthea Lang
- when she was little her dad abbandoned her family
- she worked at a studio and took the most famous picture of the great depression of the mother and her sons
- before she started taking pictures her mother wanted her to be a nurse
- some group hired her to take pictures of her workers and won awards for them
- she had a studio in San Fransisco
Brayden: Dillenger
- born on June 22nd 1903
- known as the famous monster that robbed 2 dozen banks and police stations
- charged of robbing the banks but never convicted for it
- convicted for killing a police officer
- lost his relationship with his father when he stole a car as a teen
- got married once
- escaped jail twice
Angel: why people critizize the new deal
- the stock market had already crashed
- people didnt trust them
Tevin: Rivers and Lakes
- people started building dams to give people jobs
- rivers gave people fresh drinking water
- eroded the farmers land
Allan: Unemployment durring the great depression
- 13million unemployed
- 127 businesess failed
- people couldnt pay for their houses so they lost their house
- unemployment rate was 25% - 30%
Kelsey: Culture of the 1930s
- top hats were a huge thing
- tuxs with tails
- tuxedoes were used to make their torsos look bigger
- women had shoulder pads to make their shoulders look broader
- music was mostly old country and folk music
- swing music was the big upbeat music
Marea: Memorial day massecure
- on may 30th 1937 in chicago
- only started out because the smaller companies didnt want to do the same things as the bigger companies
- tried to form a picket line but stopped by the police
- there were 30 people that were severely wounded
Nate: Francis Perkins
- she was the first women cabinet
- exceded all the expectations
- became really good friends with franklin
Gabriel: Bob Duke
- wrote more than over 1000 compositions
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