... out of four, had no employment at all, and many of those still with jobs had only part-time work. (Himmelberg, 9) Many Americans, unable to make mortgage payments, lost their homes, and even more lost their savings as the banks came under increasing pressure. The rate of bank failures mounted rapidly during 1930 but rose to epidemic proportions in 1931, in ... financial institutions by lending them large sums, stemmed the banking crisis for the moment. Hoover, however, believed strongly that stimulation of businessmen's confidence, together with his program for financial stability, held...

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... on others. Typically men and boys were responsible for doing the heavy farm work and working with the large stock animals, while women and girls worked in the gardens and homes. Although there seemed to be a division of labor, it is important to understand that work and family were somewhat interwoven at this time. It was common to delegate economic responsibilities ... as valuable while women's work was no longer viewed as economic. This is the era in which the division of labor as we still know today was born. This division held multiple views including being natural, being inevitable...

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