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Mrs. Bardin
This page is connected with English 105 at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - [[Federal Writers' Project - Life Histories]]



== Overview ==
The Bardin family consisted of Mrs. Bardin and her husband, Edward Bardin, along with 8 boys and 4 girls living in Wilson NC. Mrs. Bardin was interviewed in the presence of Edward Bardin by a writer from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Writers'_Project Federal Writers Project] (FWP).

== Biography == 
(contracted; show full)ork to families that lost their jobs in the recent Great Depression. The program worked by providing young men jobs that would help conserve the natural resources of the United States doing very simple types of work. To qualify, a young man's family must have been receiving a form of government financial aid. The program paid a monthly salary of $30 however $25 would be sent back to the young man's family (Cole). The program also offered a voluntary education program during off-duty hours (Cole).
[[File:CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) boys working at Tygart Valley Homesteads, West Virginia.jpg|thumb|CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) boys working at Tygart Valley Homesteads, West Virginia|thumbnail|Civilian Conservation Corps boys at work]]

=== Education in North Carolina ===

For the Bardin family, education was regarded as very important because neither Edward Bardin nor Mrs. Bardin received much education during their childhood; as a result, both Edward and Mrs. Bardin wanted their children to stay in school until they finished high school. During the Great Depression, Education was often placed second to work because children often had to work to support the family. Public schools began to cut back on teacher funding and various programs(contracted; show full)
Davis, Anita. “Public Schools in the Great Depression.” NCPedia. Spring 2010. Web. 22 Apr. 2013.
Field, Sherry and Bellows, Elizabeth. “The great depression and elementary school teachers as reported in Grade Teacher magazine.” American Educational History Journal 39. 1-2 (2012): 69. Academic OneFile. Web.
Komarovsky, Mirra. “The Unemployed Man and His Family.” AltaMira Press 1940: Print.