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A Hotel Worker Requests Labor Laws for Women
In this letter to Eleanor Roosevelt, an aging Southern hotel worker describes long hours and hard working conditions. Advocating on behalf of women hotel laborers, she requests a six day, 48 hour work week, and an improved pension for older workers. [...]
Tags: New Deal
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
New York Girls Ask the President for a CCC of Their Own
The Civilian Conservation Corps, established in 1933, employed a quarter of a million young men annually who lived in military-style camps and carried out conservation and construction projects. It proved to be one of the most popular New Deal [...]
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)