The Wagner Act had great impact on industrial relations as the first part of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. The National Labor Relations Act was created out of the necessity and demand for new foundations of authority and new forms of participation in the political dimension and legalization of industrial life [1]. This statement supports the idea that people are the key to industry and...
The new Ford engine gave drivers the “Power To Go And Power To Stop,” proclaimed the Fayetteville Observer. This was a slogan for the Ford Company in July 1935. The advertisement in the Fayetteville Observer promoted the performance of the Ford V-8 engine. “The Ford thus gives you double safety. The way it drives helps you to avoid danger. The way it is built provides...
“Negroes have not served on juries in North Carolina since the White Supremacy Campaign in 1898,” noted the Richmond County Journal. Yet In 1935, commissioners faced a decision of the United States Supreme Court that African Americans could not be systematically excluded from jury lists. African Americans were excluded anyway. The Richmond County Journal stated that the Register...
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote an editorial titled, “Building Character,” in 1931 informing parents how to discipline their children properly. She argued that discipline was the best way to build character. Children’s ability to reason in society comes from the parents’ enforcement of obedience. Her argument suggests parents are responsible for their child’s development; therefore, they must...
When construction of the Ambassador Bridge began in 1927, railroads that met ferries connected Windsor, on the Canadian side of the Detroit River, with the city of Detroit. The bridge to Canada created an artery of commerce, and would maintain a position of great importance in trade between the two cities for decades to come. The bridge would go on to connect I-75, I-96, and Hwy 3. Creating this...
On a hot, humid, July day in New Jersey, a man lay in his hospital bed, fighting to stay alive despite different heart problems, holding onto what the last moments of life he had left. On July 22, Harry Olivieri passed away at the age of ninety. He would be remembered mostly by his family and friends, but few people would recognize his name outside that circle. And yet, this relatively unknown...
With the completion of the Ambassador Bridge in November 1929, which spans the Detroit River and links Detroit to Windsor, Detroiters looked forward to what they hoped would be increased economic interaction with Canada and therefore, more wealth for the residents. An aerial photo of the bridge taken from 18,000 feet both implicitly and explicitly sheds light on the industrial advancement of the...
Imagine you are in labor and the only hospital available to you is out of date, needs better sterilization equipment, and does not have proper washing basins. Seven pregnant women died in the year 1930 in Croydon, a borough of London, England due to their pregnancies and unsanitary conditions like those described above. One of these deaths was due to childbed fever, or puerperal fever. Another 36...
On September 30, 1935, Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Boulder Dam. In the eyes of many, it was the greatest dam the world had yet seen. Today it is the called Hoover Dam and has been an extraordinary example to all builders, engineers, and communities for generations since its completion. It was during this time, the human race went head to head with nature, and the humans prevailed. Yet, this...
Among medical professionals in the early 20th century, there were many ideal practices agreed upon, and one practice in specific was advocated yet also debated upon, especially for the sake of survival among infants. In a 1900 entry on Infant Feeding that appeared in the American Journal of Nursing, W.B. Thistle stressed the importance of breastmilk as compared to artificial...