Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
x, 129 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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age Children |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index. |
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Filmography: page 124. |
Summary |
A biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary of labor, who became the first woman cabinet member and a pioneer in labor reform, establishing unemployment insurance, minimum wages, maximum hours, safety regulations, and social security. |
Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
Subject |
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965 -- Juvenile literature.
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Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965. |
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Cabinet officers. |
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United States. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Women -- Political activity -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Political activity. |
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Labor policy -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Labor policy. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Juvenile works.
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Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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ISBN |
0689318537 |
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9780689318535 |
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