Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare poster

Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare

In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the first woman on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became the driving force behind Social Security, the 40-hour work week, the eight-hour day, minimum wage and unemployment compensation. Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare features compelling interviews with David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, Lawrence O’Donnell and others while telling Perkin’s heroic story which explores the history of women in politics, Social Security, our attitudes toward immigration, poverty, Socialism, and the role of government. Without this context our current dialogue is ill-informed and diminished.In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the first woman on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became the driving force behind Social Security, the 40-hour work... Read more

It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 9 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.

Watch it here

Not found streaming from United Kingdom.

More like this

Spoons: A Santa Barbara Story
Spoons: A Santa Barbara Story (2020)
9.6Documentary 

Apple TV+ (itu +1
The Last House Standing
The Last House Standing (2020)
9.6Documentary 

Flixfling +1
Finding Courage
Finding Courage (2020)
9.4Documentary 

Apple TV+ (itu
Suffer for Good
Suffer for Good (2020)
9.4Documentary 

Amazon +2
Quo Vadis 2020
Quo Vadis 2020 (2020)
9.4Documentary 

Amazon Prime +2

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace (2020)
9.6Documentary 

Amazon

Are You the King?

Are You the King? (2020)
9.6Documentary 

Amazon
Inside Scofield
Inside Scofield (2022)
9.5Documentary 

Apple TV+ (itu +1
Do U Want It?
Do U Want It? (2019)
9.4Documentary 

Apple TV+ (itu

Trenches of Rock

Trenches of Rock (2019)
9.4Documentary 

Amazon

The Earned Life TV Edit

The Earned Life TV Edit (2021)
9.6Documentary 

Amazon

The Junky Warrior

The Junky Warrior (2021)
9.6Action & Adventure 

Amazon

Heartprints in the Snow: Michigan

Allseasons

Allseasons (2021)
9.6Documentary 

Amazon Prime +1
Tomcat Tales
Tomcat Tales (2020)
9.3Documentary 

Amazon Prime +2
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙