Summoned Frances Perkins and the General Welfare (2019)

In the depths of the Great Depression Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the first woman on a presidential cabinet Against overwhelming odds she became the driving force behind Social Security the 40hour work week the eighthour day minimum wage and unemployment compensation Summoned Frances Perkins and the General Welfare features compelling interviews with David Brooks Nancy Pelosi Amy Klobuchar Lawrence ODonnell and others while telling Perkins heroic story which explores the history of women in politics Social Security our attitudes toward immigration poverty Socialism and the role of government Without this context our current dialogue is illinformed and diminished