Following World War I, the United States entered a period of great prosperity. The prosperity of the Roaring Twenties kept many Americans from seeing the growing economic problems of the nation. Many said the economy of the 1920s was a 'house of cards.' If one piece fails, the whole thing...

Eleanor Roosevelt was a very important woman in our history. She overcame her problems with her husband to help end the Great Depression. She not only worked against the depression but she was a pioneer in the fight for women's rights. She also helped people by writing her daily column &quo...