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Nannie Ruth Parks

Life Who always seemed older than her actual age. At the age of twelve Ruth would attend school until her father left Ruth's mother and her and her four other siblings. She started to help her mother who worked at the Mill, to stay at home when she learned to grow up at a very young age. Once Ruth became of age she also started working at the mill and then she met Will Parks. Will came from a place so disjunct that he got no education from school and never learned to write his name. He then got a job in Durham at a Cotton Mill, where he then met Ruth. Ruth married thirty-two year old Will Parker a few months before she was fifteen. Once Will proposed, she knew she did not like the job at the Mill and quiet. She married Will because she knew he could take care of her and he had something going for himself. Struggling to find a place in the mill village they rented a room from a couple with no children. Ruth and Will would then bear a child the following year. Still in a one bedroom with a crib and the essentials. Ruth still struggled to try and take care of her siblings and mother, while Will struggled for hours. DURHAM NC COTTON MILLS Durham Cotton Mills Village Historic District are a set of historic mill village houses and national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 15 contributing residential buildings built by the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company. Location: Roughly bounded by Byrd and Middle … Area: 5.9 acres COMMONWEALTH / MORVEN COTTON MILL | Open Durham NORTH CAROLINA, 1938 Cotton mills in North Carolina remained small throughout most of the nineteenth century. In 1884 there were only 75 mills in operation. Within the next 20 years, more than 200 were constructed. The next great wave of mill building occurred during the World War I era, as the number rose from 293 in 1914 to 343 in 1921. During this period, most cotton mills shifted from steam and waterpower to electricity. The growth of the Duke Power Company in Charlotte contributed to this transition.

COTTON MILLS A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.

Reeling yarn at a cotton mill, ca. 1925. North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.

GREAT DEPRESSION …... In relation to the great depression, it was hard for people to get hours for their jobs. Most where underpaid and families and companies haad to adjust fast to the new lifestyle to preserve and last. ________________________________________________________________

Chicago citation style: I.L.M, and Nannie Ruth Parks. Nannie Ruth Parks. North Carolina, 1938. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh001866/.

APA citation style: I.L.M & Parks, N. R. (1938) Nannie Ruth Parks. North Carolina. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh001866/.

MLA citation style: I.L.M, and Nannie Ruth Parks. Nannie Ruth Parks. North Carolina, 1938. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .

-- “Durham Historic Photographic Archives - Search Results.” Durham Historic Photographic Archives - The North Carolina Collection - Durham County Library. Accessed July 9, 2020. http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org/exhibits/dhpa/dhpa_results.php?cx=011084245230413828941%3Abgh11pongzu%2C1938. -- “COMMONWEALTH / MORVEN COTTON MILL.” COMMONWEALTH / MORVEN COTTON MILL | Open Durham. Accessed July 9, 2020. https://www.opendurham.org/buildings/commonwealth-morven-cotton-mill.

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Scholarly Articles:

“ Great Depression “ This is a scholarly resource because it says it is an article and has data related information. It is informative and pictures with description. The main idea of this article is explaining what the great depression is. Not only that but some of the things going around in that area and complications in the United States. The article also speaks on Politics and Social Problems during the era. This article is related to Nannie Ruth Parks by relation of job loss. How she struggled to take care of her loved ones. Also lack of resources and housing. She was also poor and did what she could like others during the Great depression. Important Quotes “ The Great Depression began after the Stock Market Crash in October 1929. During the late 1920s, the stock market in the United States boomed. Many people in the U.S. began to purchase stock, and the value of stocks dramatically increased. In 1924, the New York Times index of the leading twenty-five industrial stocks topped the one hundred point mark.” “ Certain businesses also did not fare as well as others during the 1920s. Railroads and the coal industry faced competition from trucks and oil. Workers in these more traditional industries faced declining wages as their companies tried to remain competitive with newer industries. “ “ Farmers saw declining crop prices as they used new technologies to increase yields. Approximately seven thousand banks went under during the 1920s due to poor investments. Other nations began to purchase fewer U.S. goods due to high tariffs.” “ Businesses in the United States began to lay off workers until the companies could sell the products stockpiling in warehouses.” Citation I. “Great Depression.” Great Depression - Ohio History Central. Accessed July 9, 2020. https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Great_Depression. 2. “ Cotton Economy in Depression “ This article is a scholarly source. Due to the fact it has data and citations. Although there are not any photos it is an informative article. The main idea of the article is about how cotton production was affected during the great depression. How the depression impacted the cotton states and how they managed it. This article is related to Nannie Ruth Parks; she and her husband worked at a cotton mill during this time period. Her husband's hours were cut short and he basically worked one day out of the week. Many people lost their jobs while others worked very little while still needing to provide for their family. Important Quotes “ When the depression hit the cotton states in 1930, it struck an economy already considerably weakened.” “The year 1932 saw the price of cotton at 6.52c per pound, less than one cent above the all-time low of the previous year.” “The industry was in a chaotic condition, the biggest farmers threatened with ruin.” “The Farm Security Administration is also establishing rural homestead projects. They are either scattered, individual farms, farm communities or subsistence homesteads, where farm income supplements industrial income.” Citation I. “Cotton Economy in Depression.” Jerry Pytlak: Cotton Economy in Depression (August 1939). Accessed July 9, 2020. https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/ni/vol05/no08/pytlak.htm.

3. “ Life for the Average Family During the Great Depression” This article is a scholarly source because of the site and format of the article. Used to inform and provide accurate information for the reader. While also using dates and data. It also uses photos with a description. The main idea of the article is about the great depression and the life of an average family during the era, day to day time. How families went about their day and things happening in the era for families. This article is related to Nannie Ruth Parks; it relates to how her life was during that time. How she had her family and then her siblings to take care of with only one man in the house, her husband, and with the depression going on. Important Quotes “Households embraced a new level of frugality in daily life. They kept kitchen gardens, patched worn-out clothes and passed on trips to the movies as they privately struggled to retain ownership of a home or automobile.” “Many families strived for self-sufficiency by keeping small kitchen gardens with vegetables and herbs. Some towns and cities allowed for the conversion of vacant lots to community “thrift gardens” where residents could grow food.” “Some people criticized married women for taking jobs when so many men were out of work, though women often took clerical or service industry positions that weren’t seen as socially acceptable for men at the time.” Citation I. Konkel, Lindsey. “Life for the Average Family During the Great Depression.” History.com. A&amp;E Television Networks, April 19, 2018. https://www.history.com/news/life-for-the-average-family-during-the-great-depression.

Popular Sources:

“ Great Depression Era” This article is a popular source, because it was presented on television. Its format is article style but presents a news site. The main idea of the article is about the great depression struggle and the dust bowl. Also American life Histories, fom a prime source. From The Federal Writers, when clicking on the first Heading. This article is related to Nannie Ruth Parks because it expresses and shares content how nannie’s story was presented through interview. Important Quotes “ Writers hired by this Depression-era work project included Ralph Ellison, Nelson Algren, May Swenson, and many others.” “ They include a rich collection of rural and urban folklore; first-person narratives (called life histories) describing the feelings of men and women coping with life and the Depression; studies of social customs of various ethnic groups; authentic narratives of ex-slaves about life during the period of Slavery; and Negro source material gathered by project workers.” Citation I. “Primary Sources (U.S. History): Great Depression Era.” LibGuides. Accessed July 9, 2020. https://kwlibguides.lonestar.edu/PrimarySources-History/depressionera. 2. “ The Great Depression Interviews ” This article is a popular source because it was interviews and and news website where I found the link. The main idea of the article is that writers wrote about people's lives during the great depression The article relates to Nannie Ruth Parks because most of the stories are like hers and went through the same day to day tasks as her. Important Quotes “ Originally debuting on PBS stations in 1993, the 7-part series was met with critical acclaim, winning an Emmy for writing and a duPont-Columbia Award” Citation I. “The Great Depression Interviews.” Digital Library Services. Accessed July 9, 2020. http://digital.wustl.edu/greatdepression/.