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　　“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, NPR Fresh Air

One 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.

Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of

the most influential women of the twentieth century. Based on eight

years of research, extensive archival materials, new documents, and

exclusive access to Perkins’s family members and friends, this

biography is the first complete portrait of a devoted public

servant with a passionate personal life, a mother who changed the

landscape of American business and society.

Frances Perkins was named Secretary of Labor by Franklin

Roosevelt in 1933. As the first female cabinet secretary, she

spearheaded the fight to improve the lives of America’s working

people while juggling her own complex family responsibilities.

Perkins’s ideas became the cornerstones of the most important

social welfare and legislation in the nation’s history, including

unemployment compensation, child labor laws, and the forty-hour

work week.

Arriving in Washington at the height of the Great Depression,

Perkins pushed for massive public works projects that created

millions of jobs for unemployed workers. She breathed life back

into the nation’s labor movement, boosting living standards across

the country. As head of the Immigration Service, she fought to

bring European refugees to safety in the United States. Her

greatest triumph was creating Social Security.

Written with a wit that echoes Frances Perkins’s own,

award-winning journalist Kirstin Downey gives us a riveting

exploration of how and why Perkins slipped into historical

oblivion, and restores Perkins to her proper place in history.

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　　Kirstin Downey is a frequent contributor

to The Washington Post, where she was a staff writer from

1988 to 2008, winning press association awards for her business and

economic reporting. She shared in the 2008 Pulitzer Prize awarded

to the Post staff for its coverage of the Virginia Tech

shootings. In 2000, she was awarded a Nieman fellowship at Harvard

University. She lives in Washington, D.C.

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　　“Kirstin Downey’s excellent new biography of Perkins . . . is

timed perfectly as the U.S. faces the worst economic meltdown since

the Great Depression.” —Dierdre Donahue, USA Today

　　“The book is more than a biography of an extraordinary woman. It

is a window to another time through which we are able to observe

the birthing pains of reforms we now take for granted. . . . Many

passages dealing with the Great Depression, immigration and the

impending world war could have been lifted from today’s news."

—Charlestown Post and Courier

　　“The New Deal was a big deal for America — and, as Kirstin Downey

shows in this illuminating and sparkling book, Frances Perkins, my

predecessor as Labor Secretary, was the moving force behind much of

it. Her legacy included Social Security, unemployment insurance,

and other initiatives that have improved the lives of generations

of Americans. With wit and insight, Downey recounts the

accomplishments of this singular woman and invites us to celebrate

her life.”  —Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at

the University of California at Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary

of Labor

　　“Kirstin Downey gives Frances Perkins the biography she deserves,

the story of a fierce advocate who put people first, a public

servant who was actually worthy of the name, and a bracing reminder

of what inspired government can do. Perkins ignored the glass

ceiling and changed America. This book is a joy!” —Nick Taylor,

author of American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR

Put the Nation to Work

　　“For all of her apparent modesty and fierce sense of privacy,

Frances Perkins wanted to be known by posterity for her

contributions to FDR and his New Deal, particularly Social

Security. An investigative reporter, Kirstin Downey has uncovered

France Perkins’s extraordinary strengths in shaping and securing

the central domestic accomplishments of the New Dealers. Despite

continuing impediments, Perkins, a social worker, successfully

broke into a man’s world and was a major player for all twelve

years of FDR’s administration. Downey deftly links the Progressive

movement of the early 1900s with the reforms Perkins helped FDR

achieve, particularly in his first two terms. In Downey’s skilled

hands, Frances Perkins at last emerges as a pivotal figure in the

most transformative twelve years of twentieth century American

history.” —Christopher N. Breiseth, President and CEO of The

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute“For his presidency to

succeed, FDR needed a strong labor secretary to restore jobs and

confidence. Perkins was that loyal lieutenant, as well as his

unrelenting prod and social conscience.”  —Mary Leonard,

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

　　“The story of Ms. Perkins turns out to be, in the sympathetic

hands of Ms. Downey, a remarkably good read, surprisingly full of

dramatic twists despite that motherly hat and low-profile

manner.”  —Priscilla Taylor, The Washington Times

　　“The current economic woes have, among other things, focused

attention once again on the New Deal. Books about the economics,

the politics and the personalities of the time have surfaced. 

Still, as a new book by award-winning business journalist Kirstin

Downey suggests, one of the most influential figures in shaping the

New Deal turns out to be a name few know today—and turns out to be

a woman.  Eight years of research, new documents and

interviews with family members were among the many sources Downey

drew on for her new and compelling portrait of ‘The Woman Behind

the New Deal.’” —Sarah Bagby, NPR

　　“It’s a provocative title, but Downey convinced me that Fannie

Perkins, of Beacon Hill, Worcester, and Mount Holyoke College, was

the woman behind the New Deal. Her book could not be more timely.”

—Alex Beam, Boston Globe

　　“Reading the biography of FDR’s Labor Secretary Frances Perkins

brings to mind the old saying about how Ginger Rogers had to do

everything Fred Astaire did, except backward and in high heels.

Perkins, the first female Cabinet member, not only had to do more

than her male counterparts to prove herself. . . .  Perkins

would have notched a place in history simply by taking the job. But

she earned it through a jaw-dropping number of accomplishments.

Perkins took a major role in shepherding through Social Security,

unemployment insurance, child labor laws and the minimum

wage.”  —Michael Hill, Associated Press

　　“At a time when the United States stands at the brink of another

economic meltdown calling for sweeping federal interventions,

Downey provides not only a superb rendering of history but also a

large dose of inspiration drawn from Perkins’s clearheaded,

decisive work with FDR to solve urgent problems diligently and to

succeed in the face of what seemed insurmountable odds.” 

—Publishers Weekly

　　“Prize-winning journalist Downey deconstructs the life of a

passionate labor advocate who became the nation’s first female

Cabinet member. . . . Making excellent use of personal papers and

of archival materials that include a 5,000-page oral history,

Downey allows Perkins to narrate much of the text, giving new life

to this often overlooked historical figure. . . . As a progressive

president again takes office in a time of economic crisis, Perkins

offers a vital role model.”  —Kirkus Reviews

书籍介绍

“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, NPR Fresh Air

One 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.

Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of the most influential women of the twentieth century. Based on eight years of research, extensive archival materials, new documents, and exclusive access to Perkins’s family members and friends, this biography is the first complete portrait of a devoted public servant with a passionate personal life, a mother who changed the landscape of American business and society.

Frances Perkins was named Secretary of Labor by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. As the first female cabinet secretary, she spearheaded the fight to improve the lives of America’s working people while juggling her own complex family responsibilities. Perkins’s ideas became the cornerstones of the most important social welfare and legislation in the nation’s history, including unemployment compensation, child labor laws, and the forty-hour work week.

Arriving in Washington at the height of the Great Depression, Perkins pushed for massive public works projects that created millions of jobs for unemployed workers. She breathed life back into the nation’s labor movement, boosting living standards across the country. As head of the Immigration Service, she fought to bring European refugees to safety in the United States. Her greatest triumph was creating Social Security.

Written with a wit that echoes Frances Perkins’s own, award-winning journalist Kirstin Downey gives us a riveting exploration of how and why Perkins slipped into historical oblivion, and restores Perkins to her proper place in history.