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AFL Member Expresses Worry About Women in Industry (1897)
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, many Americans worried about the social and economic consequences of the visibly growing numbers of women employed in U.S. factories. The American Federationist, a publication of the American Federation of [...]
NAACP Representative Testifies before Congress about the Economic Security Act (1935)
In January 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent the Economic Security Act to Congress. Congress held committee hearings on the bill. Charles H. Houston, a representative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) [...]
Reagan's Address about the Economy (1981)
After his election in 1980, President Ronald Reagan set his sights on the American economy, including issues like interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and wages. In his first address to the nation in February 1981, Reagan outlined his intentions [...]
Charting the Changing Wealth of Americans (2021)
This 2021 graph, created by the United States Federal Reserve, depicts the changing wealth of American families from the 1980s-2010s. The Federal Reserve (also known as The Fed) monitors U.S. financial policies, manages the country's money supply, [...]
A Cartoonist Comments on American Economic Priorities (1969)
This December 1969 drawing by political cartoonist Eugene Payne was published in The Charlotte Observer. The cartoon shows a man holding items labeled "Defense," "War," "Foreign Aid," and "Space," representing the spending priorities of the American [...]
Immigrants' Contributions to the Nation (1939)
This 1939 illustrated map of the United States appeared in a guidebook that accompanied a series of radio broadcasts that highlighted various immigrant groups and their work in the nation. The radio series and accompanying guide were produced by [...]
A Cartoonist Sees a "Cockeyed World" (1968)
In this 1968 political cartoon, Tom Engelhardt commented on the standard of living in the United States and inequalities of wealth and poverty. The cartoon was published in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on election day. In it, Engelhardt contrasted [...]
Margaret Bourke-White Exposes Economic Disparities (1937)
In January 1937, a historic flood of the Ohio River led to 350 deaths and forced nearly a million residents from their homes. Photographer Margaret Bourke-White travelled to Louisville, Kentucky to capture what happened in the aftermath. Louisville [...]
Redlining in Miami (1934)
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board created this map of Miami, Florida in 1934. This is a redlining map. Redlining refers to the practice of segregation of housing in which certain groups were denied mortgages, loans or insurance for housing based on [...]
Women in the Workplace Discussion
This lesson puts two primary sources in conversation with one another and encourages students to compare the authors’ perspectives on women in various industries in the late 19th century.