The only woman in the photo : Frances Perkins & her New Deal for America / Kathleen Krull ; [illustrated by] Alexandra Bye.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Atheneum Books Books for Young Readers, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781481491518
- 1481491512
- Frances Perkins and her New Deal for America
- Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965 -- Juvenile literature
- 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
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Juvenile literature
- Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Perkins, F. K94 | Available | 33111009593498 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references.
"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.
Ages 4-8.