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...

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Main Author:	Muncy, Robyn (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author:	De Gruyter
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014 Princeton, NJ : [2014] Princeton, NJ : [2014]
Edition:	Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Series:	Politics and Society in Twentieth-Century America Politics and society in modern America ; 108 Politics and society in modern America ; 108
Subjects:	Roche, Josephine A > (Josephine Aspinwall), > 1886-1976. 20th century Progressivism (United States politics) > History > 20th century > ^A2525066 Progressivism (United States politics) > History > 20th century Women philanthropists > Colorado > Biography Women social reformers > United States > History Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976 Women > Colorado > History Women philanthropists > Colorado History POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory Progressivism (United States politics) Women philanthropists Women social reformers Women Colorado United States Cold War Columbia University Democratic Party Denver Edward Hale Bierstadt Ella Aspinwall Roche Franklin D. Roosevelt Great Depression John J. Roche Josephine Roche Medicaid Medicare National Recovery Administration National Youth Administration Nebraska Neligh New Deal progressives New Deal New York Public Health Service Rocky Mountain Fuel Company Roosevelt administration Social Security Act Treasury Department U.S. health care U.S. welfare state United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund Vassar Welfare Fund World War I World War II assistant treasury secretary biography childhood coal miners college-educated women conservatives economic downturn effectiveness feminism feminists gender barrier gender wage gap global war health care policy health care health policy labor movement labor policy labor unions labor war legacy liberals marriage mining company national health insurance national health plan policewoman political machine power progressive reform progressive women progressives progressivism public career public health social justice social movements social responsibility social welfare system unionization vacation women activists women's rights women's suffrage Biographies Dictionaries

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