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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 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400078561)
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x"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.
Author: Kirstin Downey
ISBN-10: 1400078563
ISBN-13: 9781400078561
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2010
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.10d
Review Citation(s):
People Weekly 03/01/2010 pg. 49
Author: Kirstin Downey
ISBN-10: 1400078563
ISBN-13: 9781400078561
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2010
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.10d
Review Citation(s):
People Weekly 03/01/2010 pg. 49
By Kirstin Downey
xKirstin 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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