Exploring the evolving identities and legacy of Frances Perkins, the pioneering labor secretary who navigated gender, politics and personal transformation in her groundbreaking career.
Author: Rebecca Brenner Graham
Rebecca Brenner Graham is author of Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany (Kensington, January 2025). She is a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University. Her writing has been published in The Washington Post, Time, Slate, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.