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Frances Perkins: A power influence

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This interview is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.

Among Frances Perkins successes was her behind the scenes influence on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Independent scholar Phyllis Schrag presents "Frances Perkins: A Powerful Influence" for Preservation Thursday on October 7 at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center in Deadwood.