Ellen S. Woodward: New Deal Advocate for Women

by Martha H. Swain

Book Overview

Ellen S. Woodward (1887-1971) was touted as Roosevelt's second most powerful woman appointee. Among American women only Eleanor Roosevelt and Labor Department Secretary Frances Perkins could claim more elevated roles in the circle of FDR's administration.

This long overdue biography of such a remarkable leader traces Woodward's odyssey from the parlors of her Mississippi clubwomen associates to a position as director of women's work relief...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578068169
• ISBN13: 9781578068166
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"