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The Resource The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience, Kirstin Downey

The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience, Kirstin Downey

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Summary
Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of the most influential women of the twentieth century. Based on eight years of research, extensive archival materials, new documents, and exclusive access to Perkins's family members and friends, this biography is the first complete portrait of a devoted public servant with a passionate personal life, a mother who changed the landscape of American business and society
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiii, 458 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
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
Isbn
9780385513654
Instance
Label
The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience
Title
The woman behind the New Deal
Title remainder
the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience
Statement of responsibility
Kirstin Downey
Title variation
woman behind the New Deal
Title variation remainder
the life of Frances Perkins, FDRs Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of the most influential women of the twentieth century. Based on eight years of research, extensive archival materials, new documents, and exclusive access to Perkins's family members and friends, this biography is the first complete portrait of a devoted public servant with a passionate personal life, a mother who changed the landscape of American business and society
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
303054
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Downey, Kirstin
Dewey number
  • 331.092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
HD8073.P38
LC item number
D69 2009
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Perkins, Frances
  • United States
  • Women cabinet officers
  • Women social reformers
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience
Label
The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience, Kirstin Downey
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [433]-444) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiii, 458 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780385513654
Lccn
2008023208
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • 231162915
  • (OCoLC)231162915
Label
The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his moral conscience, Kirstin Downey
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [433]-444) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiii, 458 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780385513654
Lccn
2008023208
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • 231162915
  • (OCoLC)231162915

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