The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
- 19h 29m 18s
- Kirstin Downey
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- 2016
Written with a wit that echoes Frances Perkins's own, award-winning journalist Kirstin Downey gives us a riveting exploration of how and why Perkins slipped into historical oblivion, and restores Perkins to her proper place in history.
In this Audiobook
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Chapter 1 - Childhood and Youth
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Chapter 2 - Becoming Frances Perkins
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Chapter 3 - The Young Activist Hits New York
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Chapter 4 - The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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Chapter 5 - Finding Allies in Tammany Hall
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Chapter 6 - Teddy Roosevelt and Frances Perkins
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Chapter 7 - A Good Match
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Chapter 8 - Married Life
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Chapter 9 - Motherhood
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Chapter 10 - The Indomitable Al Smith
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Chapter 11 - FDR and Al Smith
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Chapter 12 - With the Roosevelt in Albany
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Chapter 13 - FDR Becomes President
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Chapter 14 - Frances Becomes Secretary of Labor
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Chapter 15 - The Pioneer
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Chapter 16 - Skeletons in the Labor Department Closet
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Chapter 17 - Jump-Starting the Economy
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Chapter 18 - At Home with Mary Harriman
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Chapter 19 - Blue Eagle: A First Try at “Civilizing Capitalism”
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Chapter 20 - Refugees and Regulations
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Chapter 21 - Rebuilding the House of Labor
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Chapter 22 - Labor Shakes off its Slumber
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Chapter 23 - The Union Movement Revitalizes and Splits Apart
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Chapter 24 - Social Security
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Chapter 25 - Family Problems
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Chapter 26 - Court-Packing, Wages, and Hours
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Chapter 27 - Impeachment
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Chapter 28 - War Clouds and Refugees
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Chapter 29 - Frances and Franklin
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Chapter 30 - Madness, Misalliances, and a Nude Bisexual Water Sprite
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Chapter 31 - The War Comes
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Chapter 32 - Last Days of the Roosevelt Administration
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Chapter 33 - Harry Truman
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Chapter 34 - The Truman Administration
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Chapter 35 - Communism
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Chapter 36 - End of the Truman Era
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Chapter 37 - Many Transitions
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Chapter 38 - Last Days
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