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Josephine Strode, a social worker in western Kansas, wrote this brief account of how Kansans coped during the 1930s Dust Bowl. She expresses the concerns of social workers who believe that government programs were not doing enough to relieve the burdens relief clients faced. The article also includes some popular "tall tales" circulating in the Dust Bowl. The article appeared in The Survey.
Creator: Strode, Josephine
Date: August 1936
This article fills a gap in the sources by giving the perspective of someone who is distributing aid and assisting relief clients. It could be paired with sources describing relief programs, or with documents criticizing relief efforts.
KS:11th:2.1:Dust Bowl Experiences (2005)
Item Number: 211011
Call Number: GL 051 Su7m v. 72, no. 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211011
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Storms - Dust
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Social workers
Collections - Library
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Dust Bowl experiences (Indicator 1) - Dust storms
Date - 1930s - 1936
Environment - Weather - Storms - Dust
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Magazine
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Printed materials - Magazines
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