the great depression

People share the frugal habits that people adopted during The Great Depression. – Photo credit: Image via Wikipedia

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People share the frugal habits they learned from relatives who lived through the Great Depression

Emily Shiffer

1/17/2026
Youth-led party for community engagement, MEDEA, Tanzania Captured by James Roh for Pura

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The next generation of female leaders has arrived. Here’s how they’re making sure they (and every girl) get a chance to learn.

Sarah Watts

3/8/2026
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Woman featured in iconic Great Depression photo didn’t know she was famous until 40 years later

Jacalyn Wetzel

1/5/2026
A Thanksgiving dinner in the Great Depression was anything but depressing. – Photo credit: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Wikimedia

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8 Depression-era Thanksgiving meal ideas that still hold up today

Heather Wake

11/11/2025
Recipes from the Great Depression to make today. – Photo credit: Lewis Wickes Hine/Library of Congress, Dorothea Lange/Wikipedia

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17 Great Depression recipes people still cook today during hard times

Emily Shiffer

11/5/2025
The woman from the famous Great Depression photo didn't know about her fame for 40 years. – Photo credit: Photo by Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress

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Woman known from Great Depression photo had no idea she was famous until 40 years later

Jacalyn Wetzel

9/25/2025