Family Life in the Great Depression
Family life in the Great Depression was greatly affected. People who once had great wealth, were left with nothing. They were forced to beg for food and live like peasants. Children who were used to wearing the best clothes and having the best toys were left with nothing. Everything was being sold for cash so that food could be put on the table. Homes were sold as were the big, fancy homes. Children were forced to go out into the workforce. They were quitting school so that they could help their families survive. Even those families who were not wealthy prior to the crash were suffering. For more information on family life in the Great Depression, click here http://www.marist.edu/summerscholars/96/ovs.htm.
Farm Security Administration: Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. (Circa February 1936)
Farm Security Administration: farmers whose topsoil blew away joined the sod caravans of "Okies" on Route 66 to California. (Circa 1935)