New Deal of the Day
Periodic posts about the most interesting time in American history: The New Deal!
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Remembering the New Deal during Women's History Month: The Scientists
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Above: Part of "Contemporary Justice and Woman," an oil painting at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Wa...
Friday, March 23, 2018
Remembering the New Deal during Women's History Month: Weaving, spinning, and rug making
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Above: "Navajo Blanket Weavers," a painting by R.W.R. Taylor, created while he was in the WPA's art program, ca. 1935-1943...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Remembering the WPA during Women's History Month: Roosevelt's Sewing Army
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Above: "Girl Sewing," a color woodcut print by Bernard P. Schardt (1904-1979), created while he was in the WPA's art progr...
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Monday, March 19, 2018
Remembering the WPA during Women's History Month: Furniture repair
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Above: The description for this photograph, taken in North Carolina, ca. 1935-1943, reads, "WPA furniture repair project... this pr...
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Remembering the New Deal during Women's History Month: Plutocracy's toll
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Above: "Ineconomy," a lithograph by Vera Berdich (1915-2003), created while she was in the WPA, ca. 1935-1943. Image courtesy ...
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