Bibliograph

Thanks to Frances Perkins, fighter for workers' rights / written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

Type

Label

Thanks to Frances Perkins, fighter for workers' rights / written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thanks to Frances Perkins

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1139626366

Sub title

fighter for workers' rights / written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification