by Stephanie Dray | Jul 14, 2021 | For Readers, Frances Perkins
I’ll keep this updated as I stumble over more. “The accusation that I am a woman is incontrovertible.” “The worst they can say about me is that I’m a humanitarian and I have to admit it.” “It’s our job as women, as...
by Stephanie Dray | May 17, 2021 | Frances Perkins, Works in Progress
I love writing about unsung historical women, and my next subject will be Frances Perkins, the Founding Mother of 20th century America. FDR’s right hand woman, the first female cabinet secretary, and the woman whose lonely fight to save Jewish refugees from the...
