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      Useful Work for Unskilled Women: A Unique Milwaukee WPA Project

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      Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years which trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of a variety of handicrafts.
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      Mary Kellogg Rice

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      Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years which trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of a variety of handicrafts. These articles were displayed in schools, universities, hospitals and other public institutions around the country.

      Mary Kellogg Rice assisted in the planning of a 1935 WPA project that gave employment to unskilled women who were receiving public assistance from Milwaukee County. She has also collaborated on another book, The Art of Japanese Resist Dying, published in Japan in 1983.

      Published by the Milwaukee Historical Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

      Author

      Mary Kellogg Rice

      Summary

      Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years which trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of a variety of handicrafts. These articles were displayed in schools, universities, hospitals and other public institutions around the country.

      Mary Kellogg Rice assisted in the planning of a 1935 WPA project that gave employment to unskilled women who were receiving public assistance from Milwaukee County. She has also collaborated on another book, The Art of Japanese Resist Dying, published in Japan in 1983.

      Published by the Milwaukee Historical Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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      PublisherMilwaukee Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number

      978-0-938076-18-6

      Publication Year2003
      Page Count146
      Illustrations131 B&W photos and 33 color photos
      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size10 x 9.5 inches

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      Products specifications
      Details
      PublisherMilwaukee Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number

      978-0-938076-18-6

      Publication Year2003
      Page Count146
      Illustrations131 B&W photos and 33 color photos
      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size10 x 9.5 inches
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