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100-year-old woman, who quit school during Great Depression, gets diploma over 80 years later

NORTH READING, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman turning 100 on Friday recently got an early birthday surprise: the high school graduation she never had over 80 years ago. Just before Clare Picciuto was ...
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During the Great Depression, This Black Educator Looked to Conflicts Abroad for Lessons on Fighting Racism at Home

Medical supplies for the front are piled up at a railway station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1935. Back in America, Black educator Melva L. Price rallied support for Ethiopian refugees fleeing the ...
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4 Costly Mistakes Middle-Class People Made During the Great Depression

The Great Depression is remembered as the worst recession in modern U.S. history. By the end of 1932, the Great Depression had impacted roughly 60 million people. Some, including middle-class families ...
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Major mistakes the middle class made during the Great Depression

The Great Depression was a challenging time that tested the financial resilience of the middle class. Many found themselves unprepared for the economic downturn, leading to some costly mistakes. By ...