{"product_id":"thanks-to-frances-perkins-fighter-for-workers-rights-9781682634080","title":"Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engaging picture book biography of Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet member and activist who created the Social Security program.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 31, Frances Perkins witnessed the Triangle Waist Factory fire in 1911, one of the worst industrial disasters in U.S. history. The event forever changed her, and while some activists pressed factory owners for change, Frances actually got to work and joined the fight for workers' rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was when Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration--the first woman cabinet member--that she had the opportunity to make real her bold vision of a country where no one is left out and Americans are protected. Thanks to her efforts, we have the Social Security program, a move that changed Americans' lives for generations to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeborah Hopkinson's energetic text and Kristy Caldwell's appealing illustrations unite to tell Perkins' fascinating story as well as introduce early concepts of financial literacy, the Social Security Act, and the New Deal. Back matter features more information about Frances Perkins, Social Security, and resources for economic education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peachtree Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682634080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Deborah Hopkinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42353048158389,"sku":"9781682634080","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_08156eb7-3980-4164-a2c5-a66622e45c4b.jpg?v=1661842885","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thanks-to-frances-perkins-fighter-for-workers-rights-9781682634080","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}