 New Opportunities for Women  Francis Perkins  First Female appointed Secretary of labor  First Female Ambassador  Several Female Federal Judges What could be the political consequences of the above actions?

Mary McLeod Bethune Headed the National Youth Administration, The Office of Minority Affairs To ensure the hiring of African Americans within the NYA and provide job training and other benefits Helped build a “Black Cabinet” to help advise the President.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier sought to reverse the forced-assimilation policies in place since the Dawes Act of He promoted the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (the Indian “New Deal”), which encouraged tribes to preserve their culture and traditions. Not all Indians liked it; 77 tribes refused to organize under its provisions (200 did).

Motion Pictures and Radio Provided an escape from everyday life and hardships 1 st radio station and broadcast was in Paterson NJ Movies Many reflected social and moral themes in society Gangster Films: The Public Enemy Dramas: Gone With the Wind Many entertained the public Slap Stick Comedy (physical) Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, & the Three Stooges

Embodied the democratic spirit By the end of the 30s, about 90% of all homes had a radio Offered a great variety of programming Several radio program would later became fixtures on American TV

Helped along with the WPA Inspired many public works and productions Federal Art Project Decorated many public buildings around the nation Diego Rivera Individual art Edward Hopper NY painter Grant Wood Iowa artist

Literature Captured the real America Richard Wright, An African-American Author Native Son: Biopic of his youth in the face of racism Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God A young women growing up in rural Florida John Steinbeck Captured the effects of the Depression The Grapes of Wrath, In Dubious Battle, Of Mice and Men