Dual Credit US History (DCUSH) Semester 2 Practice Test

Eleanor Roosevelt became the New Deal’s unofficial ambassador because she used her public role as First Lady to connect the administration’s relief and reform efforts with everyday Americans. In 1933 she traveled, spoke with workers and community leaders, and highlighted New Deal programs in accessible, human terms. Her advocacy for civil rights and women’s issues, along with her willingness to publicly champion federal relief efforts, made her the administration’s most visible face and communicator. Mary McLeod Bethune played a key advisory role on African American concerns, Frances Perkins was a cabinet member in charge of labor, and Jane Addams was a prominent reformer from an earlier era, but none served in that broad, nationwide ambassador-like capacity for the New Deal in 1933.