Question

during the depression, many working women were

• embarrassed to be working
• respected for being family providers
• paid more if they got married
• accused of taking jobs away from men

what was one objective of the social security act?

• to ban child labor
• to protect workers rights
• to supervise union elections
• to lessen poverty in retirement

how did fdrs programs help farmers?

• by raising crop production
• by encouraging farmer associations
• by alleviating mexican labor
• by giving financial assistance to farmers

Explanation:

1. For the first question: During the Great Depression, widespread societal sentiment framed men as the primary breadwinners, so working women were often targeted with claims they were taking scarce jobs from unemployed men.
2. For the second question: The core early goal of the Social Security Act (1935) was to establish a system of old-age benefits, directly aimed at reducing poverty among retirees by providing a steady income.
3. For the third question: FDR's New Deal programs for farmers (like the Agricultural Adjustment Act) provided direct financial support to help stabilize farm incomes and address the economic crisis in agriculture.

Answer:

1. Accused of taking jobs away from men
2. to lessen poverty in retirement
3. By giving financial assistance to farmers