1. What impact did the New Deal and WW2 have on women?
Learning objectives:
To explain the impact of the Great Depression and New Deal on women’s lives
To assess the impact of WW2 on women’s position in US society
KEY WORDS
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What position in US society did this woman have

2. 20 Marker - Hand In
For next week:
​Read the Articles by Martin Pugh and from Tavaana. summarise the key points on a sheet of A4 to give in.
Tavaana: 
PUGH: 

3. LO: To explain the impact of the Great Depression and New Deal on women’s lives

4. What can you infer from this photograph?
To get you thinking.. 5
Discuss :
What can you infer from this photograph?
What does it not show?

5. What can you predict about how the US will respond to the crisis?
The ‘Migrant Mother’ 1936
Taken of a lady and 6 of her 10 children having broken down on the side of the road.
The TERA camp she had been at was failing, and the people there were starting to starve.
The husband had lost his job in 1930 – and died two years later.
How does this phot show the vulnerability of women during the Depression?
What can you predict about how the US will respond to the crisis?

6. Depression and the New Deal
Read Page 64 + The article
Using the blank sheet of paper, think of as many ways to describe the situation for women in the Great Depression.
Put them into a spider graph.
Now think how the New Deal affected this – add to the graph in a different coloured pen.
Create a Key for your notes.

7. Why might these not benefit African Americans much?
Check your knowledge
3min
Name the three organisations set up which helped women in the New Deal era
Aid for families with dependent children
Civilian Conservation Corps
House Wives Leagues
Why might these not benefit African Americans much?

8. LO: To assess the impact of WW2 on women’s position in US society

9. How did World War 2 change the US?

10. Read page 65
1) What was the significance of Federal legislation during the war?
2) Who benefitted from the situation after 1945?
3) What had changed by wars end?
4) What difficulties did post-war employment present for women?

11. 15
What was the greatest effect of World War 2 on the lives of American women?
Remember:
This question requires you to consider all the possible effects of the war on the lives of women, and in which sections of society.
You need to show that one effect was greater, and show that the other effects are either minimal or temporary.

12. Women’s position in society was little changed by WW2.
Check your knowledge
3min
Women’s position in society was little changed by WW2. 10
Not at all convincing I agree totally!
Explain your answer In one PEE paragraph.