Frances Perkins, first female cabinet secretary in US history, was the mind (and the will) behind nearly every landmark policy of the Roosevelt administration's New Deal - so why doesn't anyone know her name? Bestselling author Stephanie Dray introduces us to this remarkable woman whose vision and relentless hard work would touch the life of every American for nearly a century.
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THE MAID OF MONTEREY Maria Ruiz de Burton
THE REVOLUTIONARY ACTRESS Sahib Gizzatullina
THE SISTERS Jane and Anna Maria Porter
THE SAGE Gargi Vachaknavi
THE RADICAL Lola Ridge
THE VISIONARY Hildegard of Bingen
THE DISAPPEARING WOMAN Adelaide Herrmann
THE MUSICIAN Mary Lou Williams
THE PHILOSOPHER Margaret Cavendish
THE UNSINKABLE Margaret “Molly” Brown
THE PRINCESS Te Puea Herangi
THE BOOK MISSIONARY Mary Lemist Titcomb
THE SINNER Pearl DeVere
THE SAINT Margaret Clitherow
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