Terms Page
First Post:
1. League of Women Voters- Organization founded in the 1920s to promote women involvement in politics and to protect women's right to vote. Eleanor was both League member and leader.
2. Women's Democratic Committee- Committee formed to help newly enfranchised women vote for Democratic candidates, specifically in New York. Eleanor founded this division in 1922.
3. Women's Trade Union League- Organization made to help women workers Unionize and irradiate harsh work environments. Eleanor was a member.
4. Todhunter- High-class private school for girls in New York that specialized in advanced education and empowerment of girls in politics. Eleanor helped teach here.
Second Post:
5. Stock Market- The center in New York for all stock exchanged.
6. New York- A metropolis of commerce and politics; FDR was governor of the New York state.
7. Hoover- Herbert Hoover was president from 1929-1933. He is often blamed for the Great Depression and not helping the Stock Market Crash.
Third Post:
8. Soup kitchens- Place where unemployed or poor citizens can go and eat free food during the Great Depression, often funded by charities or organizations. It mostly served soup and bread.
9. Electoral colleges- Elected, educated groups of voters that have a stronger pull in the voting ballots.
10. Women's Democratic Campaigns- Campaigns run by the Women's Democratic Committee (see term #2).
Fourth Post:
11. Dust storms- Huge, 10,000-ft clouds of dust that would roll over the Midwest at top speeds frequently in the Great Depression, caused by mass erosion of topsoil due to poor farming methods.
12. AAA- Agricultural Adjustments Act: part of the New Deal that ordered farmers to destroy tons of crops and livestock in order to receive government subsidies and reduce produce on the markets (to raise the prices of crops).
13. Inauguration- The act of official electing a new president into office.
Fifth Post:
14. New Deal- A set of new acts and administrations enforced by the Federal government during the Great Depression to help boost the economy and reform the broken systems that put America into the Depression in the first place. FDR was the head of the New Deal.
15. Emergency Banking Act- A New Deal act that ordered nationwide bank holidays in order to stem bank runs and inspect separate banks. The banks that didn't pass the inspection would not open again.
16. Depression- The Great Depression: the period of time between 1929 and the late 30's where the economy was its lowest and unemployment was at its peak.
Sixth Post:
17. First Lady- Term for the US President's wife.
18. Federal Arts Project- New Deal act where the federal government paid hundreds of artists and photographers to make art for public facilities and take pictures from the Great Depression to help give artists jobs and boost the economy.
19. Works Progress Administration- New Deal administration designed to hire millions of unemployed workers to build public works projects, like bridges, roads, or schools .
20. Lynching- The act of whipping or hanging African Americans in the South in the 19th and 20th centuries because of hatred and racism. These were often carried out by large, white mobs.
1. League of Women Voters- Organization founded in the 1920s to promote women involvement in politics and to protect women's right to vote. Eleanor was both League member and leader.
2. Women's Democratic Committee- Committee formed to help newly enfranchised women vote for Democratic candidates, specifically in New York. Eleanor founded this division in 1922.
3. Women's Trade Union League- Organization made to help women workers Unionize and irradiate harsh work environments. Eleanor was a member.
4. Todhunter- High-class private school for girls in New York that specialized in advanced education and empowerment of girls in politics. Eleanor helped teach here.
Second Post:
5. Stock Market- The center in New York for all stock exchanged.
6. New York- A metropolis of commerce and politics; FDR was governor of the New York state.
7. Hoover- Herbert Hoover was president from 1929-1933. He is often blamed for the Great Depression and not helping the Stock Market Crash.
Third Post:
8. Soup kitchens- Place where unemployed or poor citizens can go and eat free food during the Great Depression, often funded by charities or organizations. It mostly served soup and bread.
9. Electoral colleges- Elected, educated groups of voters that have a stronger pull in the voting ballots.
10. Women's Democratic Campaigns- Campaigns run by the Women's Democratic Committee (see term #2).
Fourth Post:
11. Dust storms- Huge, 10,000-ft clouds of dust that would roll over the Midwest at top speeds frequently in the Great Depression, caused by mass erosion of topsoil due to poor farming methods.
12. AAA- Agricultural Adjustments Act: part of the New Deal that ordered farmers to destroy tons of crops and livestock in order to receive government subsidies and reduce produce on the markets (to raise the prices of crops).
13. Inauguration- The act of official electing a new president into office.
Fifth Post:
14. New Deal- A set of new acts and administrations enforced by the Federal government during the Great Depression to help boost the economy and reform the broken systems that put America into the Depression in the first place. FDR was the head of the New Deal.
15. Emergency Banking Act- A New Deal act that ordered nationwide bank holidays in order to stem bank runs and inspect separate banks. The banks that didn't pass the inspection would not open again.
16. Depression- The Great Depression: the period of time between 1929 and the late 30's where the economy was its lowest and unemployment was at its peak.
Sixth Post:
17. First Lady- Term for the US President's wife.
18. Federal Arts Project- New Deal act where the federal government paid hundreds of artists and photographers to make art for public facilities and take pictures from the Great Depression to help give artists jobs and boost the economy.
19. Works Progress Administration- New Deal administration designed to hire millions of unemployed workers to build public works projects, like bridges, roads, or schools .
20. Lynching- The act of whipping or hanging African Americans in the South in the 19th and 20th centuries because of hatred and racism. These were often carried out by large, white mobs.