Crossword
Across
- 1. Women often faced lower wages and job restrictions during the New Deal
- 6. New Deal effort to stabilize the economy and create jobs
- 7. Increased political participation of women as they supported New Deal policies
- 12. Programs that provided training for unemployed women during the New Deal
- 13. Roosevelt First Lady who advocated for women's rights during the New Deal
- 14. Pensions Early welfare programs that supported single mothers but varied by state
- 15. Long-term changes from the New Deal to prevent future economic crises
- 16. Women's Work Program Part of the Works Progress Administration that employed women
- 18. New Deal goal providing aid to unemployed and struggling families
Down
- 1. Economic crisis that led to the New Deal’s creation
- 2. Security Act New Deal program that provided pensions but excluded many women workers
- 3. Perkins First female Cabinet member and Secretary of Labor during the New Deal
- 4. Government-created employment opportunities that sometimes excluded women
- 5. Chats Radio talks by FDR that reassured Americans, including women, about reforms
- 8. Organizations that gained power but often overlooked women workers
- 9. Wage Policy introduced under the New Deal that did not benefit all women equally
- 10. Pay New Deal reform that provided fairer wages but excluded domestic workers
- 11. Labor Standards Act Law that established minimum wage but excluded many women’s jobs
- 15. Barriers Women of color were often left out of New Deal programs
- 17. National Recovery Administration program that reinforced wage inequalities for women