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- 出版时间：2010-02
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- 开本：32开
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内容简介：
“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.
Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of
the most influential women of the twentieth century. Based on eight
years of research, extensive archival materials, new documents, and
exclusive access to Perkins’s family members and friends, this
biography is the first complete portrait of a devoted public
servant with a passionate personal life, a mother who changed the
landscape of American business and society.
Frances Perkins was named Secretary of Labor by Franklin
Roosevelt in 1933. As the first female cabinet secretary, she
spearheaded the fight to improve the lives of America’s working
people while juggling her own complex family responsibilities.
Perkins’s ideas became the cornerstones of the most important
social welfare and legislation in the nation’s history, including
unemployment compensation, child labor laws, and the forty-hour
work week.
Arriving in Washington at the height of the Great Depression,
Perkins pushed for massive public works projects that created
millions of jobs for unemployed workers. She breathed life back
into the nation’s labor movement, boosting living standards across
the country. As head of the Immigration Service, she fought to
bring European refugees to safety in the United States. Her
greatest triumph was creating Social Security.
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.
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作者介绍：
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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媒体评论
“Kirstin Downey’s excellent new biography of Perkins . . . is
timed perfectly as the U.S. faces the worst economic meltdown since
the Great Depression.” —Dierdre Donahue, USA Today
“The book is more than a biography of an extraordinary woman. It
is a window to another time through which we are able to observe
the birthing pains of reforms we now take for granted. . . . Many
passages dealing with the Great Depression, immigration and the
impending world war could have been lifted from today’s news."
—Charlestown Post and Courier
“The New Deal was a big deal for America — and, as Kirstin Downey
shows in this illuminating and sparkling book, Frances Perkins, my
predecessor as Labor Secretary, was the moving force behind much of
it. Her legacy included Social Security, unemployment insurance,
and other initiatives that have improved the lives of generations
of Americans. With wit and insight, Downey recounts the
accomplishments of this singular woman and invites us to celebrate
her life.” —Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at
the University of California at Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary
of Labor
“Kirstin Downey gives Frances Perkins the biography she deserves,
the story of a fierce advocate who put people first, a public
servant who was actually worthy of the name, and a bracing reminder
of what inspired government can do. Perkins ignored the glass
ceiling and changed America. This book is a joy!” —Nick Taylor,
author of American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR
Put the Nation to Work
“For all of her apparent modesty and fierce sense of privacy,
Frances Perkins wanted to be known by posterity for her
contributions to FDR and his New Deal, particularly Social
Security. An investigative reporter, Kirstin Downey has uncovered
France Perkins’s extraordinary strengths in shaping and securing
the central domestic accomplishments of the New Dealers. Despite
continuing impediments, Perkins, a social worker, successfully
broke into a man’s world and was a major player for all twelve
years of FDR’s administration. Downey deftly links the Progressive
movement of the early 1900s with the reforms Perkins helped FDR
achieve, particularly in his first two terms. In Downey’s skilled
hands, Frances Perkins at last emerges as a pivotal figure in the
most transformative twelve years of twentieth century American
history.” —Christopher N. Breiseth, President and CEO of The
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute“For his presidency to
succeed, FDR needed a strong labor secretary to restore jobs and
confidence. Perkins was that loyal lieutenant, as well as his
unrelenting prod and social conscience.” —Mary Leonard,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“The story of Ms. Perkins turns out to be, in the sympathetic
hands of Ms. Downey, a remarkably good read, surprisingly full of
dramatic twists despite that motherly hat and low-profile
manner.” —Priscilla Taylor, The Washington Times
“The current economic woes have, among other things, focused
attention once again on the New Deal. Books about the economics,
the politics and the personalities of the time have surfaced.
Still, as a new book by award-winning business journalist Kirstin
Downey suggests, one of the most influential figures in shaping the
New Deal turns out to be a name few know today—and turns out to be
a woman. Eight years of research, new documents and
interviews with family members were among the many sources Downey
drew on for her new and compelling portrait of ‘The Woman Behind
the New Deal.’” —Sarah Bagby, NPR
“It’s a provocative title, but Downey convinced me that Fannie
Perkins, of Beacon Hill, Worcester, and Mount Holyoke College, was
the woman behind the New Deal. Her book could not be more timely.”
—Alex Beam, Boston Globe
“Reading the biography of FDR’s Labor Secretary Frances Perkins
brings to mind the old saying about how Ginger Rogers had to do
everything Fred Astaire did, except backward and in high heels.
Perkins, the first female Cabinet member, not only had to do more
than her male counterparts to prove herself. . . . Perkins
would have notched a place in history simply by taking the job. But
she earned it through a jaw-dropping number of accomplishments.
Perkins took a major role in shepherding through Social Security,
unemployment insurance, child labor laws and the minimum
wage.” —Michael Hill, Associated Press
“At a time when the United States stands at the brink of another
economic meltdown calling for sweeping federal interventions,
Downey provides not only a superb rendering of history but also a
large dose of inspiration drawn from Perkins’s clearheaded,
decisive work with FDR to solve urgent problems diligently and to
succeed in the face of what seemed insurmountable odds.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Prize-winning journalist Downey deconstructs the life of a
passionate labor advocate who became the nation’s first female
Cabinet member. . . . Making excellent use of personal papers and
of archival materials that include a 5,000-page oral history,
Downey allows Perkins to narrate much of the text, giving new life
to this often overlooked historical figure. . . . As a progressive
president again takes office in a time of economic crisis, Perkins
offers a vital role model.” —Kirkus Reviews
书籍介绍
“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.
Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of the most influential women of the twentieth century. Based on eight years of research, extensive archival materials, new documents, and exclusive access to Perkins’s family members and friends, this biography is the first complete portrait of a devoted public servant with a passionate personal life, a mother who changed the landscape of American business and society.
Frances Perkins was named Secretary of Labor by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. As the first female cabinet secretary, she spearheaded the fight to improve the lives of America’s working people while juggling her own complex family responsibilities. Perkins’s ideas became the cornerstones of the most important social welfare and legislation in the nation’s history, including unemployment compensation, child labor laws, and the forty-hour work week.
Arriving in Washington at the height of the Great Depression, Perkins pushed for massive public works projects that created millions of jobs for unemployed workers. She breathed life back into the nation’s labor movement, boosting living standards across the country. As head of the Immigration Service, she fought to bring European refugees to safety in the United States. Her greatest triumph was creating Social Security.
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.
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