We continued our blog discussio again today. The dust bowl took place because people weren't taking care of the soil. Dust storm were form and they were very massive in size. The air outside was unbreathable during this time. The dust bowl aggrivated the drought. People were afraid to travel when the dust storms were taking place. If they were going shopping while a dust storm hit they would stay there until the storm past. To make sure this wouldn't happen again the government offered classes to farmers to get a good grasp on soil care. The dust was blow off of the great plains and picked up by the wind. Soil erosion took place all over the plains. It burried homes and stores half way, making it hard to get inside. Many people were jobless and families lived in poverty. Husbands and fathers would roam the streets looking for jobs and food to support their family. The men were the 'breadwinners' of the family and would do whatever possible to put food on the table for that day. Mr. Bruns showed us some hobo symbol's that he found on a website. They used these symbols when they traveled to different towns to figure our what places were safe and which ones weren't. Women were struggling during these times as well. They were trying different things to support their family as well. If a husband couldn't get a job, the wife would try to get one. Women were discriminated in the work field and were told to give up their jobs for men. They also got paid less than men did. Children rarely went to school because families couldn't afford it. Teachers would rush through lessons and sometimes not teach everything they were supposed to. Education wasn't a huge thing during this time. Some children would starve because of the small portions they recieved during meals. There were some children that traveled to different towns to start a new life with a new family. They felt that they're family was better off without them because there were less mouths to feed. The economy was ill and everyone was affected by it.
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