Frances Perkins: Champion of the New Deal

by Naomi Pasachoff

Book Overview

Frances Perkins (1880-1965) was the first woman appointed to a U.S. cabinet post and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor. Perkins had a long and illustrious record as a social activist: she reorganized New York state's factory inspections system, advocated the Workmen's Compensation Act, and promoted the legislative protection of women and child laborers. As U.S. Secretary of Labor under Roosevelt she helped develop major New Deal legislation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195122224
• ISBN13: 9780195122220
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Francis Perkins

book was in great condition was suppose to be new but had a name written on the first page. This was a disappointment because this was not mentioned. Otherwise the book was great.