A Promise to All Generations Stories and Essays about Social Security and Frances Perkins |
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| Editor:
| Breiseth, Christopher
Downey, Kirstin |
| Introduction by:
| Breiseth, Christopher |
| Contribution by:
| Downey, Kirstin
Cohen, Adam
Schiff, Karenna Gore
Mitchell, Donn
Hopkins, June
DeWitt, Larry
Lasewicz, Paul
Ball, Jonathan
Altman, Nancy J.
Kingson, Eric R.
Ghilarducci, Teresa
Galbraith, James K.
Obama, Barack
Roosevelt, James |
| Foreword by:
| Coggeshall, Tomlin / Perkins |
| ISBN: | 978-0-615-41722-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Frances Perkins Center
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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"This remarkable collection of essays presents a stunning portrait of how one woman's commitment to social justice transformed the lives of generations of workers... It offices penetrating insights into policy development, public administration, and contemporary debates over the sustainability of Social Security." --Lynn Pasquerella, President, Mount Holyoke College "Here, finally, is the definitive account of the...
More Description"This remarkable collection of essays presents a stunning portrait of how one woman's commitment to social justice transformed the lives of generations of workers... It offices penetrating insights into policy development, public administration, and contemporary debates over the sustainability of Social Security." --Lynn Pasquerella, President, Mount Holyoke College "Here, finally, is the definitive account of the origins of America's most important social Program. Social Security was Perkins's crowning achievement, as well as FDR's... An important reminder of what we as a nation can do together, for one another." --Robert Reich, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor