The Only Woman in the Photo - Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America

"Biography of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the presidential cabinet, and architect of much of the New Deal legislation as Secretary of Labor"--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Kathleen Krull

Summary

Discover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the mastermind behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, in this fascinating picture book biography that’s perfect for fans of I Dissent.

Most people know about President FDR, but do you know the woman who created his groundbreaking New Deal?

As a young girl, Frances Perkins was very shy and quiet. But her grandmother encouraged Frances to always challenge herself. When somebody opens a door to you, go forward.

And so she did.

Frances realized she had to make her voice heard, even when speaking made her uncomfortable, and use it to fight injustice and build programs to protect people across the nation. So when newly-elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt finally asked Frances to be the first female Secretary of Labor and help pull the nation out of the Great Depression, she knew she had to walk through that open door and forward into history.

In this empowering, inspirational biography, discover how the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet led the charge to create the safety net that protects American workers and their families to this day.

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Krull, Krull Kathleen
• Assisted by: Alexandra Bye (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781481491518
• ISBN: 978-1-4814-9151-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 272 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; USA, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Social issues (Children's / Teenage), 1929 to c 1939 (period of the Great Depression), Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics