Thanks to Frances Perkins : fighter for workers' rights
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Kristy Caldwell, illustrator.
Published
Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc., 2020.
Status
Central - Kids Biography
JB PERKINS F
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JB PERKINS F
1 available
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Published
Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc., 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references.
Description
Sometimes, one moment changes a person's life. And that person goes on to change other lives. That's what happened to Frances Perkins. After she witnessed the 1911 catastrophic fire at the Triangle Waist Company, in which one hundred and forty-six people died, she devoted her life to improving conditions for workers. Frances became the first woman to serve in a president's cabinet. As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped pass new laws like the 1935 Social Security Act, part of Roosevelt's New Deal. Today, millions of Americans depend on Social Security benefits. Today, we can thank Frances Perkins for her dedication to the ideal of society where no one is left out.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Juvenile literature.
Perkins, Frances, -- 1880-1965 -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Social security -- United States -- History.
United States. -- Department of Labor -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Juvenile literature.
Perkins, Frances, -- 1880-1965 -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Social security -- United States -- History.
United States. -- Department of Labor -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hopkinson, D., & Kristy Caldwell. (2020). Thanks to Frances Perkins: fighter for workers' rights . Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hopkinson, Deborah and Kristy Caldwell. 2020. Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights. Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hopkinson, Deborah and Kristy Caldwell. Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hopkinson, Deborah,, and Kristy Caldwell. Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc., 2020.
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