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Relentless reformer : Josephine Roche and progressivism in twentieth-century America /
Josephine Roche (1886-1976) was a progressive activist, New Deal policymaker, and businesswoman. As a pro-labor and feminist member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, she shaped the founding legislation of the U.S. welfare state and generated the national conversation about health-care...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, England :
Princeton University Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | Politics and society in twentieth-century America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I FIRST BURST OF PROGRESSIVE REFORM: ROCHE'S APPRENTICESHIP, 1886-1918; 1 Childhood in the West, Education in the East, 1886-1908; 2 Aspiring Feminist and Social Science Progressive, 1908-1912; 3 Emergence as a Public Leader, 1912-1913; 4 Seeking Fundamentals: The Colorado Coal Strike, 1913-1914; 5 "Part of It All One Must Become": Progressive in Wartime, 1915-1918; PART II FIRST TEMPORARY REVERSAL OF PROGRESSIVE REFORM: ROCHE'S NEW DEPARTURES, 1919-1932; 6 Work and Love in a Progressive Ebb Tide, 1919-1927.
- 7 Migrating to a "Totally New Planet": Roche Takes Over Rocky Mountain Fuel, 1927-19288 "Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order," 1929-1932; PART III SECOND BURST OF PROGRESSIVE REFORM: HEIGHT OF ROCHE''S RENOWN, 1933-1948; 9 Working with the New Deal from Colorado, 1933-1934; 10 At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934-1939; 11 Generating a National Debate about Federal Health Policy, 1935-1939; 12 Unmoored during Wartime, 1939-1945; 13 Becoming a Cold War Liberal, 1945-1948.
- PART IV SECOND TEMPORARY REVERSAL OF PROGRESSIVE REFORM: ROCHE BUILDS A PRIVATE WELFARE SYSTEM IN THE COALFIELDS, 1948-196314 Creating "New Values, New Realities" in the Coalfields, 1948-1956; 15 Democratic Denials and Dissent at the Miners' Welfare Fund, 1957-1963; PART V THIRD BURST OF PROGRESSIVE REFORM: ROCHE RECLAIMS THE FULL PROGRESSIVE AGENDA, 1960-1976; 16 Challenged and Redeemed by the New Progressivism, 1960-1972; 17 Only Ten Minutes Left? Epilogue and Assessment; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; SELECT PRIMARY SOURCES; INDEX.