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Title details for The Only Woman In the Photo by Kathleen Krull - Available

The Only Woman In the Photo

Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America

by Kathleen Krull
Madeleine Maby
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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, in order 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.

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  • Release date

    November 5, 2019

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666566024
      • File size: 11136 KB
      • Duration: 00:23:11

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      With even pacing and strong, clear diction, narrator Madeleine Maby gives a compelling performance of this short biography of the trailblazing labor advocate Frances Perkins. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College in 1902, Perkins documented the terrible working conditions in textile and paper mills. Listeners hear horror in Maby's voice as she describes Perkins's outrage at the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and her passion in advocating for fire safety rules we take for granted today. In spite of gender discrimination, Perkins went on to become the first woman to serve in a United States cabinet position, as labor secretary under President Roosevelt. Maby describes the rise of Perkins's career in a calm voice full of conviction. S.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 6, 2020
      “When someone opens a door to you, go forward.” Advice from Frances Perkins’s grandmother guided her life. Before she became “the first woman ever to join a presidential cabinet,” Perkins had transformed herself from a quiet observer to an effective activist, building a career on righting wrongs—operating as a social worker, speaking out for suffrage, reporting on hazardous workplaces, and advocating for fire safety after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. When FDR asks Perkins to serve as secretary of labor, she agrees—as long as “FDR allowed her to do it her way.” In 1935, Perkins achieved “her most far-reaching dream... the life-changing Social Security Act.” Weaving in quotes from Perkins, Krull crafts a deft introduction to the achievements of a remarkable woman. Bye’s snappy illustrations are notable for crisp lines and stylized period flair. Supplemental materials included. Ages 4–8.

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