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From 1912 to 1940, social worker Harry Hopkins committed himself to the ideal of government responsibility for impoverished Americans. This look at Hopkins' life and social work career broadens our understanding of the political and cultural currents that led to the Social Security Act of 1935, the bedrock of the American welfare state. Hopkins' experiences as an advocate and administrator of work relief and widows' pensions in New York City during the Progressive Era informed his contribution to welfare legislation during the New Deal years. Written by his granddaughter June Hopkins, this book not only clarifies the emergence of welfare policy but sheds considerable light on the present welfare debate. It also illuminates the life of one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century.
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Front Matter
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About the author
June Hopkinsis assistant professor of history at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA. She is Harry Hopkins' granddaughter.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Harry Hopkins
Book Subtitle: Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer
Authors: June Hopkins
Series Title: The World of the Roosevelts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-10580-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 1999
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-61365-2Published: 14 December 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-10580-6Published: 30 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2578-7225
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5285
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 271
Topics: US History, Modern History, Literature, general