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Frances Perkins: In The Crucible 1910-32 (G501)

G – History

Frances Perkins was the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor and “midwife” of much of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation. Perkins honed her advocacy skills in the crucible of the nascent Progressive Era in New York in the first decades of the 20th century. Perkins was the right person, at the right time, in the right place, with powerful allies and patrons to effect lasting change. Let’s discuss what was happening and why the time period is consequential.

This offering meets for a total of 8 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Jo-ann Vega

VEGA, JO-ANN — M.A., human resource management and development, New School University, New York. Award-winning author poet and dynamic speaker with more than 30 years’ experience presenting to academic, business and community groups. A lifelong learner, educator and devotee of journaling. (G501)

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