1st Edition
Belle Moskowitz Feminine Politics and the Exercise of Power in the Age of Alfred E. Smith
By Elisabeth Israels Perry
Copyright 1992
306 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
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It is commonly believed that women’s entry into the political realm is a recent phenomenon. Originally published in 1992, Belle Moskowitz shatters that myth, restoring to history the career of a remarkable woman who achieved unprecedented influence and power in American politics many decades before the contemporary era. As political advisor to Alfred E. Smith, four-term governor of New York and... Read more
Introduction 1. Guardian Angel of the Lower East Side 2. A New Woman 3. The Motherhood of the Commonwealth 4. Beyond the Committee Stage 5. Apostle of Industrial Peace 6. From Social Reform to Politics 7. Building the Partnership 8. A Power for Good 9. Policy and Publicity 10. The Selling of Al Smith. Epilogue. Appendix. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Elisabeth Israels Perry
