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Above is pictured a photo of a frieze which depicts a man leaning on a shovel, a woman with a child, and a boy leaning on a baseball bat. A line of five militia men, their faces hidden, are marching toward the people. Below, the caption reads, "PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE."

The man and boy are looking toward the military men with serious expressions on their faces. Interestingly enough, the woman is not facing toward the marching soldiers like the man and boy. Rather, she is facing full forward and seems to be smiling down at her child.

The roles of men and women in the 1930s were very fixed, and meticulously defined in the planned community of Greenbelt. The woman was expected to stay home and rear the children, while the man had to work to support his family. This frieze seems to promote the idea that men should aspire to serve their country, and women should be inspired to persue a life of raising children.