Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: How Frances Perkins Changed America
In 2009, Kirstin Downey published The Woman Behind the New Deal, a biography of path-breaking government official Frances Perkins, a book that was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book prize and named one of the top ten biographies of the year by the American Library Association. She discusses …
Stop 17--Kirstin Downey
Kirstin Downey is an award-winning journalist and the author of a biography on Frances Perkins, called "The Woman Behind the New Deal." Downey wrote for the Washington Post from 1988-1998, covering business and the economy. Frances Perkins was the Secretary of Labor for the 12 years of Franklin D. …
28: Frances Perkins Fights For Workers Rights (Part 1)
Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She’s the reason we have Social Security. She led the fight to end child labor, to establish a minimum wage and to create the 40-hour work week. In this episode, we find out how this remarkable woman got her start. Did it help …
29: Frances Perkins Gave Us the Weekend (Part 2)
Frances Perkins wasn’t just the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She was also America’s longest serving Secretary of Labor. The only thing that overshadows her status as a trailblazer is what she accomplished in office. She’s the reason we have Social Security. She led the fight to e…
Women Leaders, part 6: Genocidal Warrior Queen, Isabella I (Rerelease)
Isabella I of Castile was one of the most significant figures in world history in some of the worst possible ways. in this throwback episode from 2020, we follow her journey from little girl trapped in a ghost castle to teenage war mediator to PR stunt inventor to genocidal dictator! This is a heav…
Deep Dive: An Interview with Sara Kehaulani Goo
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**What's Your Kuleana?The Question Hawaiʻi Asks the World
What does kuleana really mean?
In this thought provoking conversation, award winning journalist Sara Kehaulani Goo, President of Creator Content at The Washington Post and author of Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Lega…
Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience Audiobook by Kirstin Downey
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral ConscienceGenres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture, WomenAuthor: Kirstin DowneyNarrator: Susan EricksenRelease da…
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