联邦紧急救援署的女性救助项目集中在土建工程方面,包括了卫生调查、高速公路及公园美化、公共建筑翻修,以及博物馆管理等项目。这些项目设立得益于埃伦S.伍德沃德(Ellen S. Woodward)女士,她于1933年被任命为救援署妇女工作方面的主管。与此同时,救援署还要求各地的救助机构选拔一名女性领导女性救助工作,以保证女性的平等待遇。1935年,埃伦担任了公共事业振兴署的行政助理,并实施了一项为50万名妇女提供收入的救助项目。[5]
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