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Useful work for unskilled women : a unique Milwaukee WPA project
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Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years which trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of a variety of handicrafts. These artic...
Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years which trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of a variety of handicrafts. These articles were displayed in schools, universities, hospitals and other public institutions around the country.
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- Creator
- Mary Kellogg Rice
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- Books
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- English
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- Milwaukee, Wis. : Milwaukee County Historical Society, ©2003
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- 136 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 0938076183, 9780938076186
- OCLC
- ocm52260406
- I. The Great Depression :The need for jobs -- The solution -- A woman's vision -- Planning -- A handicraft project II. The project opens : The first days -- The workers -- A diverse group -- The Institutions -- Ascertaining their needs -- Sewing -- Woodworking -- Toys -- Doll making -- Visitors and exhibits -- The influence of the project spreads -- Costumes -- Bookbinding -- Textile printing -- The designers -- Weaving -- Rug making -- Woodworking -- furniture -- III. The project closes