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From Social Security and the minimum wage to exit signs and fire escapes, Frances Perkins transformed how people in the U.S. lived and worked. Today on the show: how a middle class do-gooder became one of the savviest and most powerful people in American politics — and built the social safety net we have today.
Guests:
Kirstin Downey, author of The Woman Behind the New Deal
Stephanie Dray, author of Becoming Madam Secretary
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