1. Name 5 women politicians:
Hillary Clinton
Michelle Obama
Angela Merkel
Dilma Rousseff
Michele Bachman
Julia Gillard
Nancy Pelosi an

2. Eleanor Roosevelt: New Deal program provided opportunity for women:
Eleanor Roosevelt’s causes included:
1. Advanced public health and education
2. Promoting the Arts in rural areas
3. Addressing flood control (TVA)
FDR even included the 1st female cabinet member: Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins
* However, the New Deal also did not fight against labor discrimination. (New Deal programs – CCC, WPA)

3. Stronger political voice for African Americans…
President Roosevelt invited many African-American leaders to advise him…
Black Cabinet – African Americans who were unofficial advisors to the President.

4. New Deal Legislation for Native Americans…
By the early 1930’s only 48 million acres remained in Native American control (138 million in 1887)
To prevent further loss of land, Congress passed…
The Indian New Deal – a program that gave Indians economic assistance and greater control over their own affairs
New Deal programs built new schools and hospitals on Indian controlled land. Also created the Indian Civilian Conservation Corp and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Indian Reorganization Act – restored tribal control over Native American land

5. New Deal Coalition:
- political force formed by diverse groups who united to support FDR and his New Deal programs.
Included Southern Whites, African Americans, poor midwestern farmers, and blue-collar workers from the north.
Changed African-American voting patterns (Republican to Democrat)

6. FDR Provides: FDR did not want to leave anyone behind:
Welfare State – Gov. that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of children and the poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed.

7. What is your favorite movie?
Movies were a way for people to escape the economic troubles of the 1930s

8. Can you name the movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2itQkiQUOE
Wizard of Oz (1930)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
Frankenstein (1931)
Gone with the Wind (1939)

9. Popular Radio Shows of the 1930s
Lone Ranger
The Shadow
Fictional masked Texas Ranger who fights outlaws in old American West (with his Native American friend, Tonto)
Dramatic Radio show of the 1930s about a mysterious vigilante fighting crime
Credited with influencing Comic Book Superheroes (Batman)

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg Music of the 1930s:
Swing Music was the most popular music played
Term derived from Duke Ellington’s “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”

11. Funding for the Arts:
The New Deal provided funding to the Arts (for the 1st time)
Federal Art Project – New Deal program that provided job opportunities to artists
Mural – a large picture painted directly on a wall or building

12. The Depression reflected in Literature
The Grapes of Wrath – the most famous novel of the 1930s
Written by John Steinbeck
Followed the story of the Joad family leaving Oklahoma (due to the Dust Bowl) and traveling to California.

13. Comic Books Entertain:
Among the most popular comic books of the 1930s:
Flash Gordon
Dick Tracy
Superman