Life During the New Deal
By: Abigail Gutierrez
Roles that Women Played....
- Frances Perkins was the first women to head an executive department
- Many women became leaders in government agencies during the New Deal
Roles of African Americans....
- The Black Cabinet served as unofficial advisers to the president
- FDR often explained his record with respect to African Americans by saying he was at the mercy of southern Democrats in Congress
Artists during this time....
- Agee, was a writer who wrote Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
- Evans was a photographer who worked with Agee
Popular Entertainment in 1930's.....
- The Wizard of Oz was delighted audience with its use of color photography and special effects
-Gone with the Wind was also a color blockbuster
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Radio in American Life
-A new highly orchestrated type of jazz known as the swing swept the country
- Audiences often danced to the music performing such steps as the jitterbug or the Lindy Hop
Sports
-Babe Didrikson Zaharias was famous for her talent as a softball, golf, basketball, and track.
-Joe Louis was a famous boxer in 1938