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Dear Miss Perkins

A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany

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By: Rebecca Brenner Graham
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She was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, the longest-serving Labor Secretary, and an architect of the New Deal. Yet beyond these celebrated accomplishments there is another dimension to Frances Perkins's story. Without fanfare, and despite powerful opposition, Perkins helped save the lives of countless Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany.

Perkins's early experiences working in Chicago's famed Hull House and as a firsthand witness to the horrific Triangle Shirtwaist fire shaped her determination to advocate for immigrants and refugees. As Secretary of Labor, she wrestled widespread antisemitism and isolationism, finding creative ways to work around quotas and restrictive immigration laws. Diligent, resilient, empathetic, yet steadfast, she persisted on behalf of the desperate when others refused to act.

Based on extensive research, including thousands of letters housed in the National Archives, Dear Miss Perkins adds new dimension to an already extraordinary life story, revealing at last how one woman tried to steer the nation to a better, more righteous course.

©2025 Rebecca Brenner Graham (P)2025 Tantor Media Historical Politics & Government Women Women in Politics Refugee Middle East Holocaust

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This was a well written and engaging story of the professional experience of an incredible woman. Brenner Graham does a fantastic job weaving together the story of Perkins’s body of work while providing interesting context that frames the events in their own context and makes the stories relevant to current times.

Interesting account well told

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The clearly AI generated narration of this book takes away from its message and the importance of the history

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