This article lists local work relief projects funded by the new WPA (Works Progress Administration, 1835 – 1941). Its bridges and roads, airports and golf courses can still be seen today. The WPA also employed artists to paint murals, actors to perform plays, and historians to interview former Southern enslaved people. This article was written just as the WPA was replacing the older federal relief program. The goal was to replace welfare (commonly known as “the dole”) with jobs. Note in the article that jobs are gender-specific- construction projects are designated for men while sewing projects are allocated to women.
Greenfield Daily Recorder-Gazette. “Federal Grants Pour Into Towns For WPA Plans.” November 16, 1935. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l08-049/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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