CHAPTER 15 Section 3 The New Deal Affects Many Groups MAIN IDEA: New Deal policies and actions affected various social and ethnic groups.

Gains Made By Women Under The New Deal Women appointed to important federal positions Slight increase in the number of women working outside the home 4% increase of married women in the workplace from 1930-1940

Problems of Women Not Solved By The New Deal Discrimination still existed in the workplace Discriminatory wages Discriminatory hiring practices

Examples Of Appointees To Important Government Positions Frances Perkins: America’s first female cabinet member, secretary of labor, organized the Social Security Act

Gains African Americans Made Under The New Deal Increased political voice through greater access to the president Organizations created for tenant farmers

Problems of African Americans Not Solved by The New Deal Segregation Racial Violence Racism in all areas of life Roosevelt failed to support civil rights in all cases Roosevelt was afraid of upsetting white democratic voters in the South

Examples of African American Appointees To Important Government Positions Mary McLeod Bethune- An educator who dedicated herself to promoting opportunities for young African Americans William Hastie and Robert C. Weaver- Appointed by Bethune and advised the Roosevelt Administration on racial issues, part of the “black cabinet”

Mary McLeod Bethune

Gains Unions Made Under The New Deal Better working conditions Increased bargaining power Sit Down Strike: workers remained inside but did not work Effective bargaining tool because scab workers could not be hired Dramatic increase in union membership

Problems of Unions Not Solved By The New Deal Strike Violence Example: MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE- Republic Steel Plant in Chicago 1937, Police attacked striking workers (10 died 84 wounded) Big business opposition to labor unions

Example Of A Union Organized During The New Deal Congress of Industrial Organizations- Steel and Automobile Industry, lasted until 1955