Deepen student's understanding of the Great Depression!

This quick three-page Reading Assignment and Worksheet provides an overview of the various experiences of women during the Great Depression and how society viewed women's roles. Great resource for one class period!

It works well as a Guided Reading activity or as an exercise for Reading Comprehension.

It covers the time period 1929-1939. Both politically and economically, society began to question gender equality during this period. By no means were these issues resolved then, nor were they resolved in succeeding decades. Nonetheless, the Great Depression highlighted the fissures of this era.

Students can read this on their own as a homework assignment or it can be a group activity in a classroom. It is also ideally suited for home-schoolers or independent learners who want to learn more about women's contributions. A Worksheet with questions based on the reading is included, along with an Answer Key.

Reading Assignment - 2 pages

Worksheet - 1 page
Answer Key - 1 page

Student Focus Levels: 8th-12th Grades

Consider purchasing these other resources from the Women in American History Series!

Women in the US Military during WWII: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Women during the 1920s: Reading Assignment and Worksheet

Progressive Era Women: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Women's Suffrage Movement: Reading Assignment and Worksheet

Women during the Industrial Era: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Early Women's Rights: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Women of the American Revolution: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Women in Colonial America: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Native American Women: Reading Assignment and Worksheet

Do you or your students like historical fiction? Consider Hearts of War, a novel about a Nisei soldier who served in the Military Intelligence Service and a woman who served in the Women Army Corps. In writing this book, I wanted to bring an unknown aspect of history to light. Available on Amazon or Kindle and I appreciate any reviews. Thank you! - Christa Nonnemaker