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W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/W.P.A._(Works_Progress_Administration)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
New Deal agency
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:WPA
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Harry_Hopkins
gptkbp:dissolved
1943
gptkbp:established
1935
gptkbp:field
gptkb:infrastructure
arts
education
public works
literacy
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:government
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration)
gptkbp:impact
reduced unemployment during Great Depression
gptkbp:legacy
public buildings, roads, bridges, parks
gptkbp:notableAlumni
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
gptkbp:notableProject
gptkb:Federal_Art_Project
gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkb:Federal_Writers'_Project
gptkb:WPA_Guidebooks
WPA Murals
WPA Road Projects
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
over 8 million (total during existence)
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:New_Deal
gptkbp:purpose
employment relief
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Federal_Works_Agency
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Waccamaw_River_Memorial_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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