Which statement about women during the Great Depression is NOT true?
a. New Deal relief programs had a mixed impact on working women.
b. Many NRA codes mandated lower wage scales for women.
c. Women were not included in the NRA's minimum wage requirement.
d. Women on relief were restricted to doing traditional "women's work."
ANS: c
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a. they were all wealthy b. they all needed patrons or employers to survive c. they all began their own schools d. they all had disciples and pupils that transferred their masters' works to writing
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A. peninsulares B. criollos C. hacendados D. mestizos
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