The Woman Behind the New Deal (ePub)
The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
(Sprache: Englisch)
"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
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"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.
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.
Autoren-Porträt von Kirstin Downey
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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- Autor: Kirstin Downey
- 2009, 400 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- ISBN-10: 0385529503
- ISBN-13: 9780385529501
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2009
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