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The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience /
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| Author |
Downey, Kirstin.
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| Call Number |
B Perkins, Frances DOW |
| Publisher |
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, |
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Subject
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Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965.
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United States. Dept. of Labor -- Biography.
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Women cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Title Statement |
The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience / Kirstin Downey. |
| Description |
xiii, 458 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents |
Childhood and youth -- Becoming Frances Perkins -- The young activist hits New York -- The triangle shirtwaist fire -- Finding allies in Tammany Hall -- Teddy Roosevelt and Frances Perkins -- A good match -- Married life -- Motherhood -- The indomitable Al Smith -- FDR and Al Smith -- With the Roosevelts in Albany -- FDR becomes president -- Frances becomes Secretary of Labor -- The pioneer -- Skeletons in the Labor Department closet -- Jump-starting the economy -- At home with Mary Harriman -- Blue Eagle: a first try at "civilizing capitalism" -- Refugees and regulations -- Rebuilding the house of labor -- Labor shakes off its slumber -- The union movement revitalizes and splits apart -- Social Security -- Family problems -- Court-packing, wages, and hours -- Impeachment -- War clouds and refugees -- Frances and Franklin -- Madness, misalliances, and a nude bisexual water sprite -- The war comes -- Last days of the Roosevelt administration -- Harry Truman -- The Truman administration -- Communism -- End of the Truman era -- Many transitions -- Last days. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-444) and index. |
| ISBN |
9780385513654 |
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0385513658 |
| LCCN |
2008023208 |
| Hold Requests |
1 |
| Bib No. |
1191249 |
