A Promise to All Generations: Stories & Essays about Social Security & Frances Perkins

By Kirstin Downey and Christopher Breister

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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 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

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0615417221

ISBN13:9780615417226

Release Date:January 2011

Publisher:Frances Perkins Center

Length:220 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Security

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