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The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins--Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage

The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins--Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage - Paperback

by Kirstin Downey
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kirstin DowneyPublish date:2010-02-23Pages:496
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9781400078561ISBN-10:1400078563UPC:9781400078561Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Political, Women, HistoricalSize:7.80 x 5.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCKSYQPY28
"Kirstin Downey's lively, substantive and--dare I say--inspiring new biography of Perkins . . . not only illuminates Perkins' career but also deepens the known contradictions of Roosevelt's character." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air

One of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's closest friends and the first female secretary of labor, Perkins capitalized on the president's political savvy and popularity to enact most of the Depression-era programs that are today considered essential parts of the country's social safety network.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9781400078561ISBN-10:1400078563UPC:9781400078561Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Political, Women, HistoricalSize:7.80 x 5.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCKSYQPY28
Kirstin Downey is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, where she was a staff writer from 1988 to 2008, winning press association awards for her business and economic reporting. She shared in the 2008 Pulitzer Prize awarded to the Post staff for its coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings. In 2000, she was awarded a Nieman fellowship at Harvard University. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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