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The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience cover

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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#3474 of 3,809 books · #1147 in Biography & Memoir

Shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2009).

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.

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Publisher
Vintage
ISBN-13
9780385529501
Topics
Frances PerkinsNew DealWomen in politics

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