Thanks to Frances Perkins : fighter for workers' rights / written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell.
Material type: TextPublisher: Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc., 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1682631362
- 9781682631362
- 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
- Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Juvenile literature
- Social security -- United States -- History
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | PERKINS, F. H797 | Available | 33111009750064 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | PERKINS, F. H797 | Available | 33111009545365 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An engaging picture book biography of Frances Perkins, the activist and first female United States cabinet member who created the Social Security program. From award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson.
At 31, Frances Perkins witnessed the Triangle Waist Factory fire in 1911, one of the worst industrial disasters in United States history. The event forever changed her, and she dedicated herself to the fight for workers' rights.
When she became Secretary of Labor in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, she had the opportunity to make real her bold vision of a country where no one is left out and everyone is protected. Thanks to her efforts, we have the Social Security program, a move that changed Americans' lives for generations to come.
Deborah Hopkinson's energetic text and Kristy Caldwell's appealing illustrations unite to tell Perkins' fascinating story as well as introduce early concepts of financial literacy, the Social Security Act, and the New Deal. Back matter features more information about Frances Perkins, Social Security, and resources for economic education.
Includes bibliographic references.
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.