Farmers in the Great Depression

Potential Focus Areas:

• The Dust Bowl: A deep dive into the environmental factors that contributed to the Dust Bowl, the human impact, and government responses.
• Farm Foreclosures: The economic pressures faced by farmers, the human cost of losing farms, and the role of government policies in the crisis.
• Agricultural Policy: An analysis of New Deal agricultural programs like the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) and their impact on farmers.
• Rural Electrification: The electrification of rural America during the Great Depression, its impact on farm life, and its role in economic recovery.
• Women on Farms: The experiences of women farmers during the Great Depression, their contributions to farm survival, and their changing roles.