United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981933/1939The Fulton County Sewing Project employed many Atlanta women in the 1930s and was one of a number of service ventures operated by the Civil Works Administration's Divison of Women's Work. Formed in 1933, the CWA was among the many New Deal agencies and programs designed to provide relief to Americans during the Great Depression.Photograph of approximately twenty women sitting at sewing machines in a large room as part of the Fulton County Sewing Project, which employed many Atlanta, Georgia women in the 1930s. The Fulton County Sewing Project was one of a number of service ventures operated by the Civil Works Administration's Division of Women's Work. Formed in 1933, the CWA was among the many New Deal agencies and programs designed to provide relief to Americans during the Great Depression.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/new-dealhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/atlantaForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/new-dealhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/atlantaForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaUnited States. Federal Civil Works AdministrationWomen--Georgia--AtlantaChairs--Georgia--AtlantaTables--Georgia--AtlantaSewingMachine sewing--Georgia--AtlantaWomen clothing workers--Georgia--AtlantaSewing--Equipment and suppliesFulton County Sewing ProjectStillImage