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Frances Perkins And The Women Reformers Behind The New Deal, Judy D. Whipps
Frances Perkins And The Women Reformers Behind The New Deal, Judy D. Whipps
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Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet member, was the creative force behind most New Deal legislation. She was responsible for Social Security and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. These bills instituted federal policies that had been the focus of women social reformers starting in the 1890s. The forty-year struggle for the abolition of child labor, labor safety standards, minimum wage, and eight-hour workdays had been led by current and former Hull House residents, such as Jane Addams and Florence Kelley. Perkins was a former Hull House resident and was mentored and supported by Kelley and a network of …
Wgs/Aaa 343: Black Feminist Thought Oer Curation, Chealsye Bowley
Wgs/Aaa 343: Black Feminist Thought Oer Curation, Chealsye Bowley
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This OER curation is an annotated bibliography of prospective OER for the GVSU course WGS/AAA 343: Black Feminist Thought, assembled by request from the instructor.
Wgs 200: Introduction To Gender Studies Oer Curation, Chealsye Bowley
Wgs 200: Introduction To Gender Studies Oer Curation, Chealsye Bowley
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This OER curation is an annotated bibliography of prospective OER for the GVSU course WGS 200: Introduction to Gender Studies, assembled by request from the instructor.