“Will Write for Food: The Federal Writers’ Project During the Great Depression” – Old St. Francis History Pub @ McMenamins
McMenamins Old St. Francis School 700 NW Bond St., Bend, OR, United StatesPresented by Community Librarian Nate Pedersen Created in 1935 as part of the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Writers' Project provided employment for historians, teachers, writers, librarians and other white-collar workers. Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow and John Cheever all participated in the program. About the … Continue reading