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James Yandall Eric Chen Michael Florentino

How did the New Deal (and Eleanor Roosevelt) affect women and minorities? What was FDR’s position on civil rights. James Yandall Eric Chen Michael Florentino. Eleanor Roosevelt. Reminded FDR about suffering Americans Appointed women to government positions

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James Yandall Eric Chen Michael Florentino

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  1. How did the New Deal (and Eleanor Roosevelt) affect women and minorities? What was FDR’s position on civil rights James Yandall Eric Chen Michael Florentino

  2. Eleanor Roosevelt • Reminded FDR about suffering Americans • Appointed women to government positions • Purchased and taught at Todhunter • Demanded wire services to employ women

  3. New Deal aid for minorities • WPA hired women in need of help • “Black Cabinet” first blacks in Cabinet

  4. FDR’s position on Civil Rights • In June 1941, Roosevelt created the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC). It was the most important federal move to help the African-Americans Civil rights. Which caused many African-Americans to get jobs that paid with better wages.

  5. Key Words • Eleanor Roosevelt – Wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. First Lady of the United States. A political leader who spoke for people’s rights. • National Youth Administration – Provided work and education for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25. • Civilian Conservation Corps - Provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state and local governments for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families.

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  8. What New Deal policies did Eleanor Roosevelt influence? • National You Administration • Civilian Conservation Corps • Federal Arts Program • Fair Labor Standards Act

  9. What was organized in to protect the rights of black and white tenant farmers and share croppers? • Southern Tenant Farmers Union • Works Progress Administration • Social Security Act

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