The WPA
2018-07-07T14:41:24-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/a61/20180707144520002_hd.jpgSandra Opdycke of Vassar College’s Institute for Innovation in Social Policy provided a history of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which gave employment to 8 million Americans during its eight-year existence (1935-1943).
Sandra Opdycke of Vassar College’s Institute for Innovation in Social Policy provided a history of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which gave employment to 8 million Americans during its eight-year existence (1935-1943).
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