{"product_id":"the-woman-behind-the-new-deal-the-life-and-legacy-of-frances-perkins-social-security-unemployment-insurance-and-the-minimum-wage","title":"The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage","description":"\"Kirstin Downey's lively, substantive and--dare I say--inspiring new biography of Perkins . . . not only illuminates Perkins' career but also deepens the known contradictions of Roosevelt's character.\" --Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eNPR Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's closest friends and the first female secretary of labor, Perkins capitalized on the president's political savvy and popularity to enact most of the Depression-era programs that are today considered essential parts of the country's social safety network.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1400078563\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781400078561\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Downey, Kirstin, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2010)","offer_id":45657493012677,"sku":"9781400078561","price":20.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781400078561.jpg?v=1768892130","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-woman-behind-the-new-deal-the-life-and-legacy-of-frances-perkins-social-security-unemployment-insurance-and-the-minimum-wage","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}