... bill of the New Deal was passed, the Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA), appropriating $500 million to support state and local treasuries that had run out of money (Leuchtenburg, p.107). Harry Hopkins was appointed to administer this program. May 18 saw the passing of one of the New Deal's most well known programs, creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a plan to ... act granted $5 billion to Roosevelt with which he could do whatever he pleased. The majority of that funding went into the creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), headed by Harry Hopkins (Norton, p.736...

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... programs "on the novel theory that even intellectuals had to eat-enrolling musicians, actors, writers, artists, and even historians." (Link 299) The WPA, under the ambitious leadership of Harry Hopkins would continue with their theme of humanitarianism with additional programs such as the National Youth Administration (NYA) putting high school and college students to work, and the Rural Electrification ... ...

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... . Local governments and states were granted federal aid to improve the conditions of residents suffering through the Depression. Other legislation, however, was devoted to improving the conditions of the worker. Harry Hopkins, head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) said, "Work relief helps men's morales" (Orr 10/17/02). Work relief was implemented as opposed to "the dole", or money ... ...

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