With the crash of the stock market, the United States economy was left in ruins and the people were scrambling to hold on to whatever possessions they could. Companies, banks, and other businesses went either bankrupt or lost a substantial amount of money, forcing mass firings to happen. The people were left unemployed with little money left due to banks closing and overwhelmed with debt. People starved, lost their homes, many became homeless, and others traveled far to find employment. Right before the market crash, otherwise known as Black Tuesday, the …show more content…
For instance, the Secretary of Labor, Francis Perkins, became the first female member of the Cabinet. Women during this time were also able to sit in seats of power in many New Deal organizations. The point of taking these measures was to ensure that women would get the same work opportunities as men (Leuchtenburg, n.d.). Ultimately, though, these measures failed in