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WPA- Works Progress Administration

Roosevelt’s work-relief program employed more than 8.5 million people. For an average salary of $41.57 a month, WPA employees built bridges, roads, buildings, parks and airports. In the peak year of 1938, women made up 13.5 percent of  WPA  employees. WPA- Works Progress Administration.

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WPA- Works Progress Administration

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  1. Roosevelt’s work-relief program employed more than 8.5 million people. • For an average salary of $41.57 a month, WPA employees built bridges, roads, buildings, parks and airports. • In the peak year of 1938, women made up 13.5 percent of  WPA employees. WPA- Works Progress Administration “Give a man a dole, and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and you save both body and spirit.” -Harry Hopkins Mackenzie Sharp

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