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Title:
Summoned : Frances Perkins and the general welfare / a film by Mick Caouette ; written and produced by Mick Caouette ; South Hill Films.
Publisher:
PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject:
Perkins, Frances,--1880-1965.
Women--Political activity--United States--Biography.
Women cabinet officers--United States--Biography.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
United States--History--20th century.
Secretaries of State (State governments)--United States.
DVD videodisc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Authors:
Safford, Victoria, narrator.
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Notes:
Victoria Safford, narrator. Widescreen.
Summary:
In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as US Secretary of Labor, the first woman to sit on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became a driving force behind the New Deal social safety net, including Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the 8-hour day, minimum wage, and unemployment compensation. Featuring compelling interviews with David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, Lawrence O'Donnell, and others.
ISBN:
1531711596
9781531711597
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1139346192
UPC:
841887043342
Locations:
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)
S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

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