Student Activity
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt and Social Reform in the New Deal
Activity 1, Group: A | B | C | D
Activity 2, Group: A | B | C | D
Activity One, Group A: Youth and Education
- Reading a short biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, focusing on the New Deal years (paragraphs 13–18).
- Read Abolish Jim Crow! focusing on the following questions: What are the four basic rights for citizens described here? What problems did African Americans face? How did fighting World War II relate to the fight for racial justice?
- Read paragraphs 1–14 of Good Citizenship: The Purpose of Education, which will provide background knowledge to help understand the next document.
- Read National Youth Administration and answer the questions below about this document.
- What reform ideas does Eleanor Roosevelt propose?
- What is an example of a responsive government policy in the document?
- What is the role of education in a democracy?
Activity One, Group B: Civil Rights
- Reading a short biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, focusing on the New Deal years (paragraphs 13–18).
- Read Abolish Jim Crow! focusing on the following questions: What are the four basic rights for citizens described here? What problems did African Americans face? How did fighting World War II relate to the fight for racial justice?
- Read The Negro and Social Change, which will provide background knowledge to help understand the next document.
- Read Eleanor's Commitment to African Americans and answer the questions below about this document.
- What reform ideas does Eleanor Roosevelt propose?
- What is an example of a responsive government policy in the document?
- What was Eleanor Roosevelt's civil rights agenda?
Activity One, Group C: Unemployment and Economic Reorganization
- Reading a short biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, focusing on the New Deal years (paragraphs 13–18).
- Read Abolish Jim Crow! focusing on the following questions: What are the four basic rights for citizens described here? What problems did African Americans face? How did fighting World War II relate to the fight for racial justice?
- Read Arthurdale, which will provide background knowledge to help understand the next document.
- Read Subsistence Farmsteads and answer the questions below about this document.
- What reform ideas does Eleanor Roosevelt propose?
- What is an example of a responsive government policy in the document?
- What was Eleanor Roosevelt's civil rights agenda?
Activity One, Group D: Women in Politics
- Reading a short biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, focusing on the New Deal years (paragraphs 13–18).
- Read Abolish Jim Crow! focusing on the following questions: What are the four basic rights for citizens described here? What problems did African Americans face? How did fighting World War II relate to the fight for racial justice?
- Read Eleanor as First Lady, which will provide background knowledge to help understand the next document.
- Read Women in Politics and answer the questions below about this document.
- What reform ideas does Eleanor Roosevelt propose?
- What is an example of a responsive government policy in the document?
- What should be the role of women in public life?
Activity Two, Group A: Molly Dewson
Read the following documents and answer the questions below.
- What is the role of government in the lives of its citizens, according to your readings?
- What are some of the social problems facing the United States and its citizens in the 1930s?
- What is the role of the individual?
Activity Two, Group B: Mary McLeod Bethune
Read the following documents and answer the questions below.
- Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), Biography
- What Does American Democracy Mean to Me?"
- What is the role of government in the lives of its citizens, according to your readings?
- What are some of the social problems facing the United States and its citizens in the 1930s?
- What is the role of the individual?
Activity Two, Group C: Lorena Alice Hickok
Read the following documents and answer the questions below.
- Biography of Lorena Alice Hickok (1893–1968)
- Lorena Hickok, Report from the Field, June 6, 1934
- Lorena Hickok, Report from the Field, June 11, 1934
- What is the role of government in the lives of its citizens, according to your readings?
- What are some of the social problems facing the United States and its citizens in the 1930s?
- What is the role of the individual?
Activity Two, Group D: Frances Perkins
Read the following documents and answer the questions below.
- Biography of Frances Perkins (1880–1965)
- Social Insurance for U.S.
- What You Really Want Is an Autopsy
- What is the role of government in the lives of its citizens, according to your readings?
- What are some of the social problems facing the United States and its citizens in the 1930s?
- What is the role of the individual?
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